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https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20097130
February 25, 2025 9:18 am CET
By Zoya Sheftalovich
Putin offers to sell minerals to Trump, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine
The proposal comes as Kyiv and Washington negotiate a deal on critical minerals in Ukraine.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin told state media Monday evening, “We are ready to work with our partners, including the Americans” to access mineral reserves — including in Russian-occupied Ukraine. He also suggested Russia could resume selling aluminum to the U.S., saying Moscow was ready to supply “about 2 million tons to the American market.”
-Speaking in a televised interview after convening a meeting on development of the rare earth metals industry on Monday, Putin said Ukraine’s potential critical minerals deal with the U.S. “does not concern us” — but claimed Moscow had more to offer Trump than Kyiv did.
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On Monday, the EU offered its own minerals deal to Ukraine, with European Commissioner for Industrial Strategy Stéphane Séjourné pointedly saying during a trip to Kyiv: “The added value Europe offers is that we will never demand a deal that’s not mutually beneficial.”
so Putin on tv Monday, EU makes an offer on same day, Tuesday the article appears, and Friday it's the sh*t-show. Like they put on their dancing shoes for the Putin camera.
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