US and Ukraine sign critical minerals deal after months of tense negotiations | CNN
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The United States and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership agreement” that will give Washington access to Kyiv’s mineral resources in exchange for establishing an investment fund in Ukraine.
  • BedSharkPal@lemmy.caEnglish
    25·
    6 days ago

    This makes me uncomfortable… Hopefully if differs wildly from the previous versions that went public.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    6 days ago

    Next theyll tariff Ukraine because they have a trade deficit they initiated.

    • seeigel@feddit.orgEnglish
      31·
      6 days ago

      The delivered weapons haven’t been and will not be for free. Ukraine won’t have a trade deficit for years to come.

      • TheLunatic@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        So a 10% tariff then, like they did for all the other countries they had a trade surplus with.

  • uienia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    6 days ago

    I am sure that Zelensky is perfectly aware that any deal made with Trump is not worth the ink of the signature. But at least this gets Trump off his back constantly begging for a deal, because Trump needs it for his ego to claim that he is such a good dealmaker.