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| Ukraine may become Russia yet, it may not become Russia -- But it will have to pay |
| 2025-02-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from a news article which appeared in kommersant.ru Commentary by Russian military journalist is in italics. [ColonelCassad] US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that Ukraine should guarantee the safety of American investments, as it may one day "become Russia." According to him, Ukrainian soil has significant reserves of rare earth metals, oil and gas, and the United States, which has already invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the country, would like to get their equivalent back. "I want our money to be safe. Because we spend hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars. They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may become Russia someday. They may not become Russia," the president said (quoted from ). Donald Trump noted that Washington has allocated more than $300 billion to Ukraine, while Europe has allocated about $100 billion. Now he intends to return these funds. "I told them I wanted the equivalent of $500 billion in rare earth metals, and they essentially agreed to do it. So at least we won't feel stupid. Otherwise, we are stupid," the president stated. Last week, Donald Trump said he planned to sign an agreement with Kiev that would pay for American aid with rare earth metals. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to make a deal in exchange for security guarantees. According to estimates by the Ukrainian magazine Forbes, as of April 2023, the total value of Ukraine's mineral resources is approximately $15 trillion. At the same time, more than 70% of the mineral reserves are in the DPR and LPR, which became part of Russia, as well as in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 1. You invest in a network of grant eaters for a couple of billion dollars + sponsor neo-Nazis. 2. You organize a coup d'etat and bring neo-Nazis to power. 3. You unleash a civil war and establish a Nazi dictatorship. 4. You sponsor this war by making money from arms sales. 5. You demand payment for arms deliveries by transferring all the mineral resources to yourself. As a result of the operation - the country is captured by neo-Nazis, who have transferred the mineral resources of the captured country to you. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Now it's up to Trump to flush the toilet. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-02-12 15:04 |
| #4 Shit seems to happen a lot more often when the likes of Baraq Obama and Angela Merkel get involved. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-02-12 15:03 |
| #3 ^Ukraine is a problem - but it is Russia's problem. |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-02-12 11:26 |
| #1 "At the same time, more than 70% of the mineral reserves are in the DPR and LPR, which became part of Russia" I see. Shit happens, doesn't it? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2025-02-12 09:15 |