Summary
Donald Trump seeks near-total control over Ukraine’s critical minerals, energy assets, and infrastructure in a new draft deal, significantly expanding his previous demands.
The proposal, sent to Kyiv, includes no security guarantees for Ukraine, sparking concerns about sovereignty and dependence on the US.
Energy law experts called the terms unprecedented, noting the US could withdraw without obligation. Trump also suggested US control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants.
Critics warn Russia may exploit Trump’s urgency for a quick deal, complicating peace efforts and post-war stability.
It’s kinda sad to see the direction the USA it’s going these days. The goodwill towards the States degraded so much in the last few months in my community.
I think the world was ready to forgive the first transgression back in 2016. But he’s only been in power for 2 fucking month. He’s nose diving the country, and no one trusts the us anymore.
A century of diplomatic strategy is being unravelled in a matter of months.
We’re at 2 months 1 week.
I feel like it’s quite obvious to everyone that the us is just going to demand more and more until Ukraine says no. Then the US will claim Ukraine doesn’t want peace
I’m alternating the deal. Pray I don’t alternate it any further.
— Darth Plagueonus The Stable Genius
Trump: I’m negotiating a ceasefire in the Black Sea.
Putin: I’m going to continue bombing Ukraine.
Trump: I want infinity resources or the bombing continues.
Just two Russians trying to get on the same page.
I don’t understand this. It’s really unlikely Ukraine has so many mineral resources and even if they do, the investments needed to extract them would be huge. Wouldn’t the investments alone and manpower needed be worth it for Ukraine. It’s not really likely that Ukraine will be able to finance this extraction themselves?
All this assumptions rely on how I understand this deal to be structured, but I really don’t know how this works.
The resources were never the point. The point is to make Ukraine refuse a “ceasefire deal” and then point at them and tell everyone they “don’t want peace”. It’s blatantly obvious.
At first I thought this tactic with this deal would be fantastic. The US could make this deal and bring in companies and have forces there to defend the investment. It would be a really strong showing, not only to Russia but also domestic audience, but not directly.
Too bad its just a dumbass Trump tactic.
