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Originally Posted by Pierre
I know.
So for the minerals he wanted certain assurances, as you say.
Been down this road before, and I believe this is when it all kicked off with Trump saying that was Obama, Biden, Clinton………..
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So it would seem Trump was expecting a level of trust, not that he deserves it, that through interactions with previous administrations Zelenskyy was unwilling to give.
So, dummies out, you’re on your own.
Neither side look good in my opinion.
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I’m not sure how Zelenskyy comes out of this looking ‘not good’, except in the eyes of MAGA. Literally his only way of avoiding that choreographed pile-on would have been for him to have signed over billions worth of Ukrainian assets without any guarantee of American military protection and without any of the American
human shields mining companies due in-country any time soon.
The deal he was being asked to sign was bad; the way he was treated in public by the president of the US was utterly shocking. Even if Zelenskyy’s negotiating skills were lacking (and I don’t think they are), whatever failings he has are utterly swallowed by the infamous spectacle Trump, Vance, Marje’s boyfriend et al perpetrated today.