• Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    I can’t believe that anybody in Washington actually believes that it makes sense to get rare earths in Ukraine

    I mean, has he taken a look at the absolute buffoons in Washington lately? Trump’s literal self-given purpose in life is to make a deal, even if he has no idea about the technical side.

    He bankrupted a casino and a steak business, and numerous others because he understands nothing. This is no different.

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      I don’t know, maybe. I am just wondering what this “other agenda” actually is. Undermining Ukraine’s EU accession? It’s independence? I don’t know, but it’s good that Zelenskyy has rejected the deal.

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        Trump is chaotic and unpredictable. His actions are mainly decided by personal greed and petty whims and grievances prone to change from one day to the other. But there is one constant in his behaviour since at least 2016, and that is his allegiance to Putin. He has never once convincingly criticised him, and everything he has done which involved Russian interests has always been in favour of Russia.

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        I low-key want Zelensky to sign any deal to get the US to go all-in, and when it becomes time to pay, just say “ehh, I thought you were just keeping up your end of the Budapest accords. Well give you minerals next time you help us out though!”