Hello from the FT newsroom. Our correspondents in Kyiv were the first to break this week’s big story: that Ukraine and the US had struck a minerals deal, essentially a shakedown designed to make Kyiv pay for US support for the war with Russia. Ukraine managed to improve the terms of the deal but the document that was seen by the FT leaves many questions unanswered. This explainer attempts to unpack the terms of the deal, and sets out what it means for both parties.
Kyiv will be hoping that its concessions on minerals can pave the way for security guarantees from Washington. But President Donald Trump seems to have other ideas on that topic: “We’re going to have Europe do that,” he said yesterday.
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6 小时前Grow up. A business partnership with Ukraine would also allow us to help rebuild Ukraine. With more American presence in Ukraine would also be a future deterrent for Russia. The more skin in the game we have the greater the security Ukraine has in the future. The President is trying to put an end to death and dying for both sides.
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13 小时前Zelensky stepped into the arena knowing he wasn’t alone. With Macron and the European Union backing him, and a West (even if hypocritical) determined not to allow a defeated Ukraine, the Ukrainian president had no intention of yielding. The global community can’t tolerate a major defeat—not out of compassion for Ukraine, but out of fear of setting a precedent that would make the entire Western political establishment tremble. Zelensky had prepared to play the tragic hero, but with his back covered. https://www.angelogeorgedecripte.blog/en/post/when-kings-become-pawns-macron-and-the-strategic-game
Managing Director, Senior Investment Counselor, China and Taiwan Team at HSBC
13 小时前No free lunch!
New Product & Technical Services Manager at B&W Fiberglass Inc
23 小时前You should all move to Canada lol. Ignorance reigns supreme in this thread.