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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14666077/US-Ukraine-sign-minerals-deal-massive-impact-war-Russia.html
The United States and Ukraine have signed an agreement over
access to Ukraine's natural resources, the White House
confirmed to DailyMail.com Tuesday evening.
The deal will provide the U.S. privileged access to new
investment projects to develop Ukraine's natural resources,
including aluminum, graphite, oil and natural gas.
It was signed after a weeks-long press by President Donald
Trump calling on Ukraine to compensate Washington for billions
in military and economic assistance to help Ukraine repel
the Russian invasion.
. . .
THIS is Trump's political work-around.
The deal means US investment money in Ukraine,
it means biz people, mining experts and such
in Ukraine - American money, American bodies.
It also means Ukraine is kinda sorta paying
for its own arms and such.
There is big-enough segment of Republican
congressmen/senators who never wanted to
spend a dime on Ukraine. They'd rather Vlad
take the whole thing and then it'd be all
done with.
This deal is how to get around their thinking,
how to create US vested interest in Ukraine.
And with Chinese minerals kinda hard to get,
well ..... US security interests too.
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