Summary

Ukraine is hesitating to sign a U.S.-backed deal that would grant American companies access to 50% of its rare earth minerals in exchange for continued military support.

President Zelenskyy cited legal concerns and the lack of security guarantees.

The deal, pushed by Trump allies, aims to showcase Ukraine’s value to U.S. interests while reducing reliance on Chinese minerals.

However, Kyiv’s 2021 strategic partnership with the EU complicates negotiations, as European leaders resist surrendering shared resources to Washington. Talks remain ongoing.

  • Pennomi
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    41 month ago

    Just tell the US they can have any resources they can liberate from Russia. We’d have tanks at Moscow in hours.

    • @volodya_ilich@lemm.ee
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      -21 month ago

      Which, seeing the treatment Ukraine is getting by the US, I assume you believe it’s a bad thing right? Right?

      • Pennomi
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        11 month ago

        The US only does things selfishly, so yeah. Though Russia really doesn’t have it better.

          • Pennomi
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            21 month ago

            If you thought that was a sincere suggestion, I didn’t /s nearly hard enough.

            • @volodya_ilich@lemm.ee
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              01 month ago

              Not so much about your lack of /s, there’s widespread russophobia since 2022 in the west and many people simply don’t care what happens to so+called “orcs”

              • Pennomi
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                11 month ago

                I have worked with many Russians in the past, they are fantastic engineers. The people are wonderful. But it’s very obvious why there is Russophobia considering they are the ones actively trying to capture land from other sovereign nations.

                • @volodya_ilich@lemm.ee
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                  11 month ago

                  I don’t hate Americans or English for the actions of their governments, I don’t see why I should hate Russians