Ukraine

[MultiVerse]

If this is the plan, with word "if" as a huuuuge caveat, then this is good plan because Trump is talking about the mineral deal in exchange for new additional weapons, not payment for previously sent weapons:

https://x.com/PolymarketIntel/status...11277713887301

REPORTER: With Ukraine and this mineral deal, what does Ukraine get in return, mister president?

TRUMP: $350 Billion dollars and lots of equipment and military equipment and the right to fight on and, originally, the right to fight. Look. Ukraine, I will say, they're very brave and they're good soldiers, but without The United States and its money and and its, military equipment, this war would have been over in a very short period of time.

[JimmyCarter]

If this is the plan, with word "if" as a huuuuge caveat, then this is good plan because Trump is talking about the mineral deal in exchange for new additional weapons, not payment for previously sent weapons:

https://x.com/PolymarketIntel/status...11277713887301

REPORTER: With Ukraine and this mineral deal, what does Ukraine get in return, mister president?

TRUMP: $350 Billion dollars and lots of equipment and military equipment and the right to fight on and, originally, the right to fight. Look. Ukraine, I will say, they're very brave and they're good soldiers, but without The United States and its money and and its, military equipment, this war would have been over in a very short period of time.

I wonder if he realizes he could’ve achieved the same result without taking a detour to suck Russian cock and embarrassing himself and the nation on an international scale. ART OF THE DEAL!!!

[MultiVerse]

Yeah, a very strange approach. And contrary to Trump's take that war would have ended quickly, or for that matter Cono's take that Ukraine did nothing to prepare, Ukraine won the Battle for Kyiv against the massed most professional most well equipped Russian forces months before Western aid started to arrive in any real substantial amounts.

It was quite literally 450 million-strong Europe and 340 million-strong America watching 40 million-strong Ukraine taking on 140 million-strong Russia with everyone except for Zelensky and his fellow Ukrainians assuming the war would be over in weeks or even days. Ukraine held out against Russia for months—brave Ukraine showing the way—while destroying Russia's professional army in the process

[Mazderati]

Recall the miles of tanks and troops lined up ready to pummel Kyiv. Looked bad. They made it in just not in the same condition.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...iv-2023-08-21/

[summit]

Trump will give his favor to whoever can give him something to make him look good, while also kissing his ass and letting him play the kind, dealmaker, and savoir. So if Zelensky has figured that game out, good.

Putin was never going to kiss Trumps ass.

[Meconium]

"Indian giver" is a pejorative expression used to describe a person who gives a "gift" and later wants it back or who expects something of equivalent worth in return for the item.[1] It is based on cultural misunderstandings that took place between the early European colonists and the Indigenous people with whom they traded.[2] Often, the Europeans viewed an exchange of items as gifts and believed that they owed nothing in return to the Indigenous people. On the other hand, the Indigenous people saw the exchange as a form of trade or equal exchange and so they had differing expectations of their guests.[2]

The phrase is used to describe a negative act or shady business dealings, and is considered offensive to many Indigenous American people.[3]

[twat]

Twat, I moved all around the world for mines, my dad builds them.

You guys can call me the shit you want, I know a loser when I see one, I called this one for various reasons, I wasn’t afraid to call it out. but hell no, I can’t even note the 1500 km shared border, with rail lines, right to the front line, without shit.

And there is no excuse, especially with the scholarly academics in our mist, not joking, but I say fuck you summit, respectfully sir, cause you know better, and let’s not forget Good Will Hunting, our finest mind. maybe he’s blind and can’t read maps?

Hey Cono, your multiple personas are amazing. If I only could care what you all said!
Like your trolling is on a next level and you figured out the internet forgets quickly within the data stream. British Jew fought in Vietnam with a mine building father! Travelled the world now living in western Switzerland with a guy from Orlando stalking you and your daughter?
Made my day! Keep em coming.

[twat]

Tesla sales going down in Europe(-25%), also shares dropping(-10%) also cap value of Tesla dropping.
Might change politics?

[Trackhead]

^^^I think Musks current position strokes his ego in a way that may eclipse his concerns of net wealth. Twitter was/is same, I don’t think he gives a shit if that purchase makes money or not. His drug is being fed to him by a fire hose right now.

[jono]

Yup. Money enables a person to negotiate. Power enables him not to. Power only seems expensive to those who don't plan to use it.

[KQ]

<p>
This make it here yet Senator Chris Van Hollen (one of the good guys)<br />
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/648031551078585</p>

[J. Barron DeJong]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins Claudia Sheinbaum, Justin Trudeau, Xi Jinping (technically Liu He) and Jean-Claude Juncker in the exclusive and honourable club of people who have bamboozled Trump by signing deals in which he gets nothing. Heroes all. They should get badges and membership cards made up. https://bsky.app/profile/alanbeattie.../3lj4bz32rls2d
Exclusive: The full text of the US-Ukraine mineral deal https://kyivindependent.com/exclusiv...ral-agreement/

[LongShortLong]

<p>

So we either get a cease fire or what? Double down?

What ceasefire? The talking point from an American politician? Putin thinks he&#39;s winning. He has no incentive to cease fire. So he won&#39;t. Russia must believe they will lose or be fought to a draw before they&#39;d consider a ceasefire. As it stands, the western &quot;alliance&quot; has never committed to Ukraine winning, and most &quot;alliance&quot; members are busy electing post-truthers who have no use for Ukraine&#39;s defense. E.g. the US could theoretically provide a credible defense to Ukraine (though we haven&#39;t), but Trump cannot, and we chose Trump to lead us. I expect more war, with a chance of Russian political failure as their oligarchs tire of paying for Putin&#39;s boondoggle. The quickest way out remains arming Ukraine to win, but I expect continued waffling whether to provide just enough for Ukraine to slowly lose.</p>

[LongShortLong]

To add. Geopolitically, continuing the war is fine. At minimal cost* to Ukraine's allies, Russia is both demilitarized and economically ruined. I don't like it morally but it's a good outcome.

* I don't have a good feel for how bad the loss of cheap energy is for Europe. Sitting here in California, the land of expensive energy and strong economy, energy doesn't seem to hold the economy back.

[Cono Este]

God, are you all just in denial, or can you truly not see what trump is doing?

1. He checking Zelensky. Which needed to be done.
2. I don’t think the mineral deal is worth shit right now, 53 yrs of a father in the mining business tells me if you can’t extract the ore for less than it’s worth, it’s worthless.
3. But it gives everyone a motive to think twice about endless shelling. The wars not free, nor should it be, and two can be pigs and lay claim to something.

I really,don’t think trump wants to help Ukraine at all, and after what democrats did during the second impeachment I don’t blame him. But he’s making out people put skin in the game.

Too bad he can’t do that in poly ass.

[rod9301]

Natural gas prices are 4 times higher in Europe than in the us.
The high cost of energy is crippling some industries, in Germany specifically. It has been in a near recession for almost 2 years.

California has a different industry makeup, relying more on software, movies etc, where energy cost is not important.

But i do think that Russia wants peace now if
NATO is of the table
Ukraine is neutral, just like Austria became after ww2
And Russia keeps donbas and crimea.
Imo.

Sent from my moto g 5G using Tapatalk

[Bunion 2020]

Yes, in December 2024, natural gas prices in Europe were about four times higher than in the United States.
This is due to a number of factors, including Europe&#39;s reliance on imported fossil fuels and the United States&#39; status as a major natural gas producer.
Explanation Supply and demand The price of natural gas is affected by supply and demand. When supply is low, prices increase. Energy mix The energy mix in a region affects prices. For example, how much a region relies on natural gas versus renewable energy sources.
Production The amount of natural gas produced in a region affects prices. The United States is a major natural gas producer, while Europe is more reliant on imported fossil fuels.
Geopolitics Geopolitical events, such as Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine, can impact energy prices.

All because we won&#39;t stop supporting Ukraine????

[RTsucks]

"Brain worms are the most nutritious form of companionship" - Cono Este

[subtle plague]

Don't forget that California has less energy consumption because can use the excess friction heat from porn productions to heat several million house holds.

[pepperdawg]

Jono Wrote<<Yup. Money enables a person to negotiate. Power enables him not to. Power only seems expensive to those who don't plan to use it. >>

But this stupid board wont let me "reply w/ quote" - damnable box fan....

In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women...

[Mazderati]

Money, power, respect, what you need in life.

[frorider]

if you can’t extract the ore for less than it’s worth, it’s worthless.

Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey

[xyz]

This mineral deal looks like a bluff to me. They are largely not established mines, most of them have not even endured an economic feasibility study and will probably not be mined for decades. Not to mention, trusting to get paid half of revenues in the part of the world means you get zero.

I’m not seeing much detail about what exactly the USA and Ukraine have agreed to but it looks like it’s just Ukraine using its mineral resources to repay the USA, not operating mines or reserves. Resources are basically worthless until proven economic, as you say. So yeah, if there is any value it won’t be realized for 5-10 years giving this deal even less value at the present moment.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Any of you turds actually read the full text of the “mineral” deal? This isn’t a deal, it’s a fund set up and jointly administered by the US and Ukraine for the rebuilding of Ukraine. All revenue generated by the development of resources and industry in Ukraine goes into the fund for more rebuilding and development in Ukraine. The security details have yet to be worked out. This is a win for Ukraine and Europe in general economically and could be a for security as well. I don’t see how MAGA views this as a win, we’re still going to be giving Ukraine billions

[Cono Este]

Wow an honest person, impressed unicorn.

You’ve renewed my hope for poly ass, and I was going to leave. Jk


“Development of resources”, means mining. The fact most of these resources are not currently being mined tells me It’s not yet economically feasible.