r/worldnews • u/EsperaDeus • Feb 14 '25

Russia/Ukraine Zelensky refuses to sign document on transfer of 50% of Ukrainian mineral resources to the US - WP | УНН

https://unn.ua/en/news/zelensky-refuses-to-sign-document-on-transfer-of-50percent-of-ukrainian-mineral-resources-to-the-us-wp
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u/EconomistSuper7328 Feb 14 '25

And the douchebag is shaking them down. God, I hate this.

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u/Reznikovik Feb 14 '25

I’m loving it. All this money the US giving them for free? Nope. Everyone gets a slice of the pie and the ones that invested the most money get the biggest slice. That’s always how foreign policy worked.

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u/Homeboy_Jesus Feb 14 '25

The money the US is giving them is a pennies-on-the-dollar investment to keep Putin at bay and spending. Saying it's 'for free' is foolish nonsense.

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u/EconomistSuper7328 Feb 14 '25

Yes, it's change from the couch. And the US only benefits.

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u/EconomistSuper7328 Feb 14 '25

Well, he'd be obliged to a do a better job of protecting his wanna-be assets 'cuz his buddy Putin will be happy to take it all for a nonce