Summary
Donald Trump stated that U.S. aid to Ukraine should be compensated with $500 billion worth of its mineral resources, including rare earth elements.
He claimed Ukraine had “essentially agreed” to this arrangement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hinted at allowing U.S. access to these resources to maintain support.
The idea aligns with Ukraine’s “victory plan” for post-war recovery.
Trump’s comments drew criticism, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemning his approach as “very egotistic, very self-centered.”
I wish the EU was in a position to make a better offer.
It could deliver more military support. But the political system, which I’d like to keep btw, doesn’t allow a switch to war economy.
People like their social security, culture support and education and don’t want tax raises. Politicians can’t do what they want without losing support of the voters. And then there are the agendas of the many political parties in many countries…
It is, it just doesn’t have the will to do so at the moment.
I hope they muster their political capital to back Ukraine.