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LetMyPeopleVote

(180,897 posts)
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 02:31 PM Feb 2025

Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians' [View all]

Zelenskyy is not giving into trump's blackmail demands.

⚡️Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians.'

Zelensky said that he will not recognize the 0 billion request since it vastly outweighs the 0 billion the U.S. has sent in aid to Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 2025-02-23T16:47:42.485Z

⚡️Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians.'

Zelensky said that he will not recognize the $500 billion request since it vastly outweighs the $100 billion the U.S. has sent in aid to Ukraine.



https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-wont-sign-a-natural-resource-deal-that-will-be-paid-by-10-generations-of-ukrainians/

President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back at the U.S.’ demand for a $500 billion fund to be financed with Ukrainian natural resource revenue, saying that the U.S.’s aid grants are not debts, during the Ukraine: Year 2025 forum in Kyiv on Feb. 23.

Negotiations on a deal to entrench U.S. interests in Ukraine's reserves are ongoing, with the latest draft presented by the White House demanding $500 billion of Ukraine’s natural resources, including critical minerals, to recuperate American aid to Ukraine.

Zelensky said that he will not recognize such a large sum since it vastly outweighs the $100 billion the U.S. has sent to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden.

The president added that the aid given to Ukraine cannot be counted as debts since they are grants and stressed that security guarantees need to be included in the deal. So far no such guarantees have been put in place, he said.

I am not signing something that will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians," Zelensky said, adding that he wants a dialogue with Trump.

I expect that trump will be exploding any time now
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Tremendous respect for President Zelenskyy! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #1
Zelenskyy is a true patriot radius777 Feb 2025 #37
Absolutely! Remember wgen the US offered to extract him? SheltieLover Feb 2025 #38
That is a strong leader. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2025 #2
If the world of Trumps and Musks and Putins, be a Zelenskyy! LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #12
And a Bernie Sanders, AOC, Jasmine Crockett. ananda Feb 2025 #16
Trump deals are not to be trusted... lame54 Feb 2025 #3
TSF wants that money to go directly johnnyfins Feb 2025 #15
I wonder if a fund can be set up BonnieJW Feb 2025 #17
Even if there was, DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #22
I like this idea. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #34
Good! rollin74 Feb 2025 #4
That "deal" is an obscenity BeyondGeography Feb 2025 #5
It's a mob boss shakedown. LastDemocratInSC Feb 2025 #32
Nor, should he. GoCubsGo Feb 2025 #6
He's what a real leader looks like! OrlandoDem2 Feb 2025 #7
Glad he's not caving to Krasnov's extortion "deal". GoodRaisin Feb 2025 #8
K&R spanone Feb 2025 #9
It's imperialism pure and simple Prairie Gates Feb 2025 #10
Must be a difficult time for the neocons... WarGamer Feb 2025 #26
And also a tough time for the capitulationists BannonsLiver Feb 2025 #30
sigh... WarGamer Feb 2025 #33
That's what I do every time I read one of the many back door pro Pooty Poot and Musk posts. BannonsLiver Feb 2025 #36
Ukraine is rejecting trump's ransom demand for $500 billion fund LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #11
I wish I was reading that the return of the thousands of stolen children... FoggyLake Feb 2025 #13
I LOVE this man! calimary Feb 2025 #14
So Trump demands the minerals and the money. yorkster Feb 2025 #18
Even if Trump gets anything DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #24
Yup that's a given no doubt. yorkster Feb 2025 #35
Namaste! Respect! sprinkleeninow Feb 2025 #19
Art of the Deal? Aussie105 Feb 2025 #20
What are a bunch of workers going to do,go over and shine up those bars before that POS arrives? Bengus81 Feb 2025 #31
GOP rep calls US-Ukraine resource deal 'victim extortion' LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #21
Hey Fitz DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #25
Hold tight President Zelensky...you're the one holding all the cards...not them! PortTack Feb 2025 #23
A hero for our times Jean Genie Feb 2025 #27
Good on him. mwmisses4289 Feb 2025 #28
Respect! mahina Feb 2025 #29
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