Sign with the EU, Ukraine but first string these assholes along as long as you can.
Trump really has the US looking like the “good guy” monster shaking Ukraine down for protection money while the “bad guy” monster walks around randomly breaking things until they pay.
It’s worse than that
as part of a revised economic deal that offers Kyiv no security guarantees in return.
Anyone explain to me why Trump thinks he’s entitled to the minerals? All he’s done is toss Ukraine out of the negotiation room, blamed them for being invaded in the first place, and now he thinks he deserves money? His people haven’t even negotiated a proper deal, since a proper deal would have actual consequenses for Russia if they were to break the ceasefire…
IMHO, it’s mostly random demands to gum up the process and give him more opportunities to let Russia eat Ukraine. It’s ridiculous, like trying to extract payment for bombing the houthis, but in this instance, I think it’s yet another lever to alienate the US from NATO, the EU, and suck off putin.
see also: the current bullshit with greenland & canada.
Because he’s a moron and, more importantly, a bully. He thinks that escalating the aggressive pressuring and demands is the only way to prove that you’re the most important one in the room.
It’s also his fear response - see his handling of Canada and Europe forming closer economic ties in the wake of his tariff nonsense. He literally has no other tool in his toolbox. I’m just shocked that nobody sends to have ever pushed back against him and slapped him down before.
The U.S. is the country that has been providing the most critical assistance to Ukraine. Trump wants something back in return.
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