US Greenlights $50 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine Following Landmark Minerals Agreement

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, MicroB said:

 

Its not even aid, but a purchase

More of a swap. Military aid for rare earth minerals.

[jerrymahoney]

21 hours ago, jippytum said:

This is the best deal under the cicumstances. Ukraine should reiburse the countries who have spent billions To curtail the Russian advance. 

American presence will deter future Russian invasion.. 

Well done Trump. 

As per 'Well done Trump" NY Times 30 APR 2025 said:

 

The concept of giving the United States a stake in Ukraine’s minerals was first proposed to Mr. Trump by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting at Trump Tower last September.

[Eric Loh]

5 hours ago, dinsdale said:

More of a swap. Military aid for rare earth minerals.

Trump got outsmarted by Zelensky. He got immediate military aid while the rare earth is a questionable possibility that may or may not be fulfilled in an unknown future. 

[WDSmart]

6 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

On 5/3/2025 at 9:21 AM, WDSmart said:

We should be providing the aid without any conditions.

 

Really? and why is that? If Ukraine has something to barter they should barter. BTW, how many hard working american and european tax dollars have been skimmed off the top by ukrainian officials?

We should provide the aid without any conditions because that is the right thing to do. It shows our empathy (wokeness). If Ukraine has been misusing the aid we give, that is another story, but even in that case, we should not stop the aid—unless we think it is okay that Russia uses its military force to take over a sovereign country.

[dinsdale]

31 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Trump got outsmarted by Zelensky. He got immediate military aid while the rare earth is a questionable possibility that may or may not be fulfilled in an unknown future. 

Sure. Outsmarted by Zelensky. Outsmarted by Putin. What you fail to admit is Trump can pull the plug on Zelensky. This is also just the 1st installment of money for defence related equipment through DCS. Zelensky buy these systems commercially through the US with rare earth mineral guarantees as part of the deal. Can you explain how Zelensky has "outsmarted" Trump with this.

[sharot724]

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Trump got outsmarted by Zelensky. He got immediate military aid while the rare earth is a questionable possibility that may or may not be fulfilled in an unknown future. 

The payoff is a very long way off in the future.  Only time will tell if it even gets to that, anyways.

[KhunBENQ]

50 million? An infamous Deutsche Bank CEO once called this sum "peanuts".

Less than one F18 jet falling from a carrier.

[Jingthing]

27 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

50 million? An infamous Deutsche Bank CEO once called this sum "peanuts".

Less than one F18 jet falling from a carrier.

Agreed.

It's very small relative to what's needed, but at this point given how much of a Putin licker Trump has been, it can be seen as a symbolic baby step in the right direction.