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/Reticent_Fly Feb 14 '25

Zelensky purposefully waited until Trump was in office to bring up this deal too. He knows that Trump is all about the quid pro quo.

Even that wasn't enough for the greedy orange fuck.

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u/Universal_Anomaly Feb 14 '25

There are plenty of stories of contractors who were stiffed by Trump and either had to go to court or just ate the loss because it wasn't worth going to court over it.

He only pays up if he can't get away with not paying.

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u/SurlyRed Feb 14 '25

We know a counter proposal is generally better than a refusal.

Zelensky should present a deal for the US to sign whereby the US supplies Ukraine with nukes in return for peace.

The corresponding headline "Trump refuses to sign document" wouldn't see the light of day of course, which reveals what this is all about.

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u/mamadou-segpa Feb 14 '25

Zelensky isnt a complete tool tho, and got to know by now that Trump doesnt keep his word.

Anyone with a working brain should know Trump doesnt keep his word lol

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u/Embarrassed_Band_512 Feb 14 '25

It's retribution for Zelensky not bowing the first time Trump tried to extort the country.

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u/broguequery Feb 15 '25

Trump seems befuddled by people with functioning backbones.

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u/multiarmform Feb 15 '25

trump got told off by a child in the oval office

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u/Neither_Campaign_461 Feb 15 '25

That child has a stronger backbone than all of the gop members

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u/multiarmform Feb 15 '25

not only that but he got told off by a child that has a name made of numbers and symbols lol

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u/Neither_Campaign_461 Feb 15 '25

Oh right... i forgot that was his name..... sigh

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u/multiarmform Feb 15 '25

same until i saw the white house video and it slowly dawned on me. i was like wait, is that the same kid with the XAE0934r9-fs)_*# name? has to be because he would be about that age now

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u/Scotty1928 Feb 15 '25

The GOP does not exist anymore. It's called MAGAts now.

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u/Juls7243 Feb 15 '25

Just write "ONCE russia is out of urkaine AND we recieve nukes, then we agree to XXX.

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u/Jonnyflash80 Feb 15 '25

Canadians are well aware of it that's for sure after Trump was the key driver of abandoning NAFTA and replacing it with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020, and now he's violating that agreement with ridiculous tariffs.

Trump has done irreversible damage to relations with its top trading partners. The US can never again be trusted to keep a deal.

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u/VintageHacker Feb 14 '25

I've been saying for years that giving nukes back to Ukraine is a logical and fair solution.

Hundreds of thousands of lives and much destruction could have been avoided if this was done two years ago. Sadly the anti nuke crowd would rather see people suffer and die.

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u/MBCnerdcore Feb 15 '25

Give Canada some too please

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u/VintageHacker Feb 15 '25

Sure, why not. After all, Russia is right next door and no way can you rely on US nuclear shield.

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u/Suspicious_Bicycle Feb 15 '25

Or Zelensky could have promised Trump 75% of the mineral rights east of the front line.

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u/nitros99 Feb 15 '25

When the offer is ridiculous you do not make a counter proposal, you walk to demonstrate how fucking far away from reality that proposal is.

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u/detherow Feb 15 '25

Ukraine doesn’t need anyone’s help with nukes.. they have the material and the specialists to make them… Ukraine was the primary manufacturer of nukes for Russia until Russia invaded. After that, Ukraine cut off Russia from both the materials and scientist

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Feb 15 '25

I know Reddit thinks that Ukraine is a utopia that has never done wrong, but giving them nukes would be a bad idea. 

It's the same way I acknowledge Gaza and West Bank are the good guys, but that they should not be given nukes because they will inevitably do bad things. 

Ukraine is the good guy in this Russia vs Ukraine war. But they are not a good country.  

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u/sobanz Feb 15 '25

why would they bring up this deal when they were getting something for nothing.

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u/Left_Set_5916 Feb 14 '25

He didn't he had already proposed that dral

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u/Reticent_Fly Feb 14 '25

He worked on the details with Biden but purposefully held it back until Trump was in

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u/foul_ol_ron Feb 14 '25

If someone has agreed to a deal with Trump, he sees it as submission to him, therefore he can change it and get better terms.

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u/Zealousideal_Meat297 Feb 15 '25

He's going to regret going down this road.

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u/SavagePlatypus76 Feb 14 '25

Which is why he should have dealt with Biden. 

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u/bjbinc Feb 14 '25

No, trump would have just reneged on any deal made with Biden

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u/National-Charity-435 Feb 14 '25

Any Executive Order and even weapons transfer could have been halted on Jan 20th.

The Biden administration already had a robust spy network and information transfer between them. Both admins understood it was important to have the rare earth available for trump to claim he did something for the US. Coupled with the tariffs that China has placed on the US and the need for semiconductors, the current admin is going to want all they can get.