Summary
Ukraine is hesitating to sign a U.S.-backed deal that would grant American companies access to 50% of its rare earth minerals in exchange for continued military support.
President Zelenskyy cited legal concerns and the lack of security guarantees.
The deal, pushed by Trump allies, aims to showcase Ukraine’s value to U.S. interests while reducing reliance on Chinese minerals.
However, Kyiv’s 2021 strategic partnership with the EU complicates negotiations, as European leaders resist surrendering shared resources to Washington. Talks remain ongoing.
I have worked with many Russians in the past, they are fantastic engineers. The people are wonderful. But it’s very obvious why there is Russophobia considering they are the ones actively trying to capture land from other sovereign nations.
I don’t hate Americans or English for the actions of their governments, I don’t see why I should hate Russians
Does that thinking extend to german citizens during 1930-1945?
Majorly yes, I don’t think these harrowing historical events are the fault of a majority of people. I’m very happy that the soviets freed Europe of Nazism, I don’t celebrate the deaths of German (or any) civilians in the process. I don’t think American citizens are to blame for the millions murdered in Vietnam, Korea, Laos and Cambodia.
The soviets didn’t do it alone though, right?
Surely they didn’t. England played an important role as did the lend-lease program of the US, but the USSR did most of the job (80%-ish of Nazi casualties were sustained in the eastern front) and at the greatest cost (25mn deaths).