President Zelensky, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w... - ThreadSky

peterstefanovic.bsky.social • 6 days ago

President Zelensky, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-us-deal-rejected.html

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eagleneedle.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump wants to asset strip Ukraine just like he wants to asset strip Greenland. He is already asset stripping the US.

stewtoon.bsky.social•6 days ago

Vultures.

tintinthinks.bsky.social•6 days ago

America, you should be ashamed of yourself. That’s despicable.

dell-adams.bsky.social•6 days ago

We are ashamed

dorothyspigot.bsky.social•6 days ago

The sooner everyone realises Trump and his backers have effectively killed off Democracy in the USA and the rest of the free world should now treat them as hostile the sooner we can redress the balance of world power.

myanulrich.bsky.social•6 days ago

Extortion is the only thing Trump knows. Well that and fraud and sexual assault and racism. Never mind the list of crimes is too long.

mls4711.bsky.social•6 days ago

That sums up Trump to a tee!
Only in it for himself; oh, and some others!

skillsgeek.bsky.social•6 days ago

So essentially this has nothing to do with peace and security, it’s about Trump trying to plunder Ukraine… the same as Gaza…

chrisarundel.bsky.social•5 days ago

It isn’t a peace plan. It’s a pact, between the US and Russia, to commandeer Ukraine’s land and resources.

jamesbottomley.bsky.social•6 days ago

I expect the Americans wanted a giant gold statue of Trump in the main square in Kyiv as well.

caffqueen.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good on him

johnsays.bsky.social•5 days ago

With friends like these...

alvinford.bsky.social•6 days ago

Fatso Trump is a totalcunt and a dickless wonder.

plod1.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump is only interested in the minerals and once he’s got them he will give Ukraine to putin

catcat1999.bsky.social•5 days ago

Putin won't let him have them, neither of them can be trusted. Who would be stupid enough to sign a deal with either the US or Russia?

plod1.bsky.social•5 days ago

But Trump has said Putin wouldn’t lie to him!
What a numpty

scarletgas.bsky.social•6 days ago

Surely there is no difference between this offer and mafia protection rackets?

diogenes-original.bsky.social•6 days ago

Hoped he would resist the blackmail
America is over.

rushty321.bsky.social•6 days ago

Zelenskyy is caught between two dictators. Time for Europe to step up and be counted.
Tyrants cannot be appeased.

aimitch.bsky.social•6 days ago

Is he the only world leader with the balls to stand up to a wannabe world dictator 👏

leftcoasteroc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Zelensky should have countered with a promise to open an investigation into Rudy Giuliani.

elliottlusztig.bsky.social•6 days ago

Just an absolutely shocking moment in this country's history.

mancman44.bsky.social•6 days ago

He demeans the office of President of the United States and the people of America. A narcissistic, nationalist bully, leading a cabal of alt-right crackpots hell bent on destabilising Europe - you couldn’t make it up.

andiedarlington.bsky.social•6 days ago

He is such a KING. The world needs more leaders like Volodymyr.

tleris-kv.bsky.social•6 days ago

FFS!
Sorry, that was my first thought.
Extortion

djcrtoye.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump is not a president, he's a mafia Don.

gerrawayman9.bsky.social•6 days ago

No one entirely surprised by this. Venal to those they purport to 'support', insulting and patronising rants for their allies. Government by ignorant morons is going entirely to Putin's plan

markbri25.bsky.social•5 days ago

Ironically, if they had agreed to this, the USA would have stolen more of their natural resources than Russia

mbwldurham.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good for him, his country should not be blackmailed like this, we should all stand together against a dictator and evil Putin

walking-girl.bsky.social•6 days ago

Someone on the radio today, (I can’t remember who - Frank Gardner?) was saying that they wouldn’t be surprised if Russia offer US share of Ukraine’s mineral right in exchange for a ‘favourable settlement’ for Russia 🙄 As usual, it’s’ the old adage “follow the money…”

cindyo8671.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump is so transactional and greedy!

mrchristaps.bsky.social•6 days ago

No doubt the US had negotiated half of the 50% for themselves. Even Putin wouldn’t expect that kind of deal.

hammythefox.bsky.social•6 days ago

As usual, it's all about the money.

borikua4ukr.bsky.social•6 days ago

Fvck no. The GOP - MAGAts are Russian assets.

bluejayway90.bsky.social•6 days ago

Really? Seems like such a sweet deal by the master businessman…

nielsslein.bsky.social•6 days ago

Skamløst af Trump.. men han burde skamme sig; det er godt nok nedværdigende for Zelensky 😪

hollieh.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good for him.

asleepinyorkshire.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump wanted $7.5 trillion. That was for the aid provided to date. The document was given to Zelensky 2hrs before the meeting. Trump was trying to ambush Zelensky. Now it's failed, he's doubling down. Once a bully, always a bully.

djmarkymarc.bsky.social•6 days ago

The robber barons are now going medieval over Ukraine. An unthinkable Russo /American partnership are going to chummily attempt, in smokey drawing room to break up Ukraine.

bfryer.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump’s always been a gangster.

dell-adams.bsky.social•6 days ago

He's always *aspired* to be a gangster. Only now is it completely safe and easy for him.

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