Ukraine has $26 TRILLION of mineral wealth. As the map shows, it's concentrated in the East & most of it is now under Russian control. This is why Trump wants a peace deal: instead of losing money by 'sending' aid, he wants American companies to extract wealth and enjoy Russia's spoils of war. - ThreadSky

pranman.com • 4 days ago

Ukraine has $26 TRILLION of mineral wealth. As the map shows, it's concentrated in the East & most of it is now under Russian control.

This is why Trump wants a peace deal: instead of losing money by 'sending' aid, he wants American companies to extract wealth and enjoy Russia's spoils of war.

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raggyralph.bsky.social•4 days ago

That's what this has always been about. Now Russia has finally secured the mineral rich land Putin wanted, it is time for 'peace talks'.

dhappy2b.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump is a corporate raider, but of nations at this point. He sees aid, values and norms as a weakness to gaslight & leverage for quid pro quos. As he tears down his allies for gain, the American kleptocracy is pandemic, ISOLATE this diseased state, self BOYCOTT EVERYTHING!

tommyds.bsky.social•4 days ago

No offence meant, but that's a terrible map for its purpose. The incidents and the mineral deposits use almost the same colour range, which means it's really hard to see either clearly

pranman.com•4 days ago

Agree from a data visualisation pov but it's from academic research so I give it some leeway as it does give a good general gist.

The map included below from WaPo is a bit easier to understand. Article is behind a paywall so here's a gift link:
https://wapo.st/4b4nOfe

tommyds.bsky.social•4 days ago

oh thank you, much appreciated

madgreek2024.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wow. This map explains it all. WOW

blandishments.bsky.social•4 days ago

Absolutely

pranman.com•4 days ago

It's always about money isn't it?

Ukraine minerals map:
https://www.halotrust.org/latest/halo-updates/news/landmines-need-to-be-cleared-before-minerals-can-be-mined/

Ukraine's mineral wealth estimate:
https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2024/august/20/ukraine-critical-minerals

pranman.com•4 days ago

Key among Ukraine's mineral deposits?

1. Uranium, a critical fuel for small modular reactors which AI companies are now building to power their vast datacentres

2. Lithium, which is used in electric car batteries -- we all know which Trump ally this would benefit

WaPo gift link: https://wapo.st/4b4nOfe

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