Summary
Trump stated that continued U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort would be contingent on securing access to the country’s rare earth materials.
He argued that the U.S. has contributed more aid than European allies and wants Ukraine to provide rare earth elements in return.
Trump claimed Ukraine is open to a deal, while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stressed that negotiations about Ukraine must include its government.
Trump also said talks are ongoing to end the war, though no concrete agreements have been reached.
I actually think this is Zelensky manipulating Trump. From Ukraine’s point of view, this is win-win. They get continued military support on terms that Trump is likely to champion (“$15T in rare earth metals! Take that Jina!”). The rare earth deposits are mostly in Donetsk and Luhansk, so Trump has an incentive to support taking back that territory from Russia. And finally, this will mean post-war investment into rebuilding the bombed out industries in the East.
It’s about time one of the good guys starts manipulating the orange bastard
Psssst before one of the repost bots snatches it up and posts it on xitter.