Probably a good thing, the US sucked at it anyway. Ukraine was going to be forced to concede so much… Art of the Deal strikes again.
Nah, Trump got what he wanted, the minerals deal. Now he can keep sanctions on China for longer while we strip mine Ukraine for rare earth minerals.
Lol, we aren't going to be mining anything. Rare earth minerals aren't rare because they're only located in isolated places, they're rare because they are only present in small amounts when mining other materials.
The hard part is the refining of rare earth minerals because it requires large investments in refineries to separate the materials and consolidate them. Infrastructure that Ukraine or America haven't invested in.
The minerals deal is just something that trump can point to as a "win" when in reality it's not worth anything. Just like everything this administration does, it's nothing but smoke and mirrors.
In that case, looks like Zelenskyy had the cards.
Ukraine doesn't even have significant rare earth deposits. Nothing worth mining.
However, those aren't the only thing in the deal. Bunch of other minerals are in there, and oil and natural gas.
Bro the US isn’t going to mine shit in an active war zone. The mineral deal might be beneficial if peace is reached but not before that.
It’s going to take years if not decades to setup the full supply chain off that deal, he’ll likely be dead by then and China will be laughing the whole time.
Ironically, that might be the most useful contribution to eventual peace in Ukraine the US has made for some time now.
Thanks, I guess.
So much for ending the war in one day.
Well, at least the US did remove a giant obstacle to a lasting peace from the war - Trump.
You should known that our beloved pumpkin pie is working directly with the back of the future crew to locate the actual dolorian used for the films. With the vast plutonium reserves they will send Elon back in time to the moment Putin was borne. He will the proceed to choke that sonobabich: okay let's see this happening:
88mph.
The vehicle's flux capacitor is activated.
The vehicle is at its maximum hyperbolic pressure MHP. That's when the hyperbolae regarding the vehicle is at Ludicrous hypervelocity.
The tire flames are now converging into the time flux redundonator.
And he's gone! The sonobabich did it!
OK now we switch over to the time Harper lapse camera. Let's see Elon locate and choke baby putin. Wait a minute! Is he breast feeding putin? Holy! That is not a breast! No! The humanity! And putin is actually just Elon sucking on his own. Why didn't we see it?!!
We must send a second dolorian back in time to stop the first dolorian!
Once again demonstrating how unreliable the American government has become.
It will be a very long time before the international community trusts America.
What they have basically done is mug a rape victim.
Good, the US can fuck right off. Trump is a nincompoop as are his followers. No way they’d be capable of solving a geopolitical conflict.
And with the US-Ukraine Ressource Deal being singed too. So they bascically Held Ukraine at gunpoint Dekanding all their remaining Ressources while Russia raped them. The US is no longer trustworthy. They now sit Back, while Europe will have to steer the War Into a favorable direction, b/c they have to. If Russia eins or loses does Not Matter anymore for US, b/c they will benefit either way.
I thought the invasion would end 80 days ago. Trump said so. 🤭🤡🤡🤡
This was pretty much what Michael Kofman predicted was going to happen months ago. As long as Russia feels that they can prevail militarily and is making maximalist demands based on that, and Ukraine is unwilling to accept those terms, there's not really much room for mutually-acceptable terms.
Even if they got something on paper, that's not likely to translate to a durable peace.
If the US leadership weren’t idiots, they could have put pressure on Russia to get at least a ceasefire. Instead, they focused on bullying Ukraine.
Putin wouldn't fold. Trump doesn't know how to handle that so he noped out.
You mean Zelinsky wouldn't fold. Trump never wanted Putin to actually fold.
Zelensky folded. He signed the mineral deal.
No peace talks means the US is uninterested in peace. Back to supporting war I suppose.
Question is: now that we got the big loud bully out of the house, can the EU and maybe someone else who is sensible, like Canada, enter the room and bring actual diplomatic value to this sharade?
Probably not. Russia's motives dont stem from a communications failure. They stem from predatory imperialist intent, and they arnt scared of the EU or Canada.
Some one got a call from their handler
A good thing. The orange cancer will side with Russia anyways. Wish more cough all cough countries would turn their backs and say piss off to that addled old twatwaffle.
ART OF THE DEAL, BABY.
Member when he said he'd force them to agree on something within a week or something fucking stupid?
“Day one” I think it was
Before he was sworn in even. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-promises-to-settle-war-in-ukraine-if-elected
Good. Should have never been there to begin with anyway. Peace talks are between the parties engaged in conflict and a peaceful nation for mediation. The US has not been a peaceful nation for some time with regards to being involved in armed conflicts itself.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Such a FLOTUS. It's all lies and empty promises, coated in idle boasting. What a fucking loser.
"Got my mineral deal, fuck you guys, I'm going home"
I don't know what to do as an American, I don't even speak good Russian
here are some tips of what you can do as an American.
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