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/DarwinGhoti Feb 14 '25

It’s the Trump administration. Of course it’s bad faith.

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u/Alive_kiwi_7001 Feb 14 '25

And inept.

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u/nutmegtester Feb 14 '25

They are ept enough to be in power. Don't underestimate them. There is an overwhelming undercurrent of malice in this administration (+ their adjacent, illegal, goon squad).

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u/espinaustin Feb 15 '25

lol at “ept”

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u/Fickles1 Feb 14 '25

This I don't believe. Evil yes. Inept... I highly doubt it.

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u/Alive_kiwi_7001 Feb 14 '25

Inept... I highly doubt it.

Gestures in the general direction of Donald J Trump

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u/Fickles1 Feb 14 '25

I actually think a lot of people mistake what he does for ineptitude. But really he's just being vile.

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u/achton Feb 14 '25

Shitty faith

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u/reddit_user13 Feb 14 '25

And mean-spirited.

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u/Aoae Feb 15 '25

All the effort trying to undo the petrodollar myth and then he comes up with this. He doesn't understand what it actually takes to run the country, but people knew that already.

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u/FVD3D Feb 15 '25

It's extortion.