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Ukraine rare minerals are basically in 3 areas of the country.Donetsk oblast, Lunhansk oblast,both occupied by Russia,& Dnipropetrovsk oblast,which is still Ukrainian territory,so how's Trumpy going to get his greedy little hands on it?Go into partnership with Putinia.

What a disgrace you as a country has become.

In other words , the felon traitor caved .

Get closer to another major military conflict, if not a world war.

Do not do it 😭😭😭

Ukraine could make a better deal with China

This is just sad all around.

I seriously doubt that any deal Trump would sign would be worth the paper it was written on, especially if it didn’t include cast iron security guarantees for Ukraine.

Openly threatened him. I wish he would have said no to Zelensky. Anything he agrees to will be expanded to include more land, maybe a castle near Kyiv. Maybe co-governance of Ukraine. They sound stupid, but Trump is stupid.

Nor was this

Option B, win the war. They can continue in the same trajectory as they are on without the US. Russia is nearly defeated and doesn't stand a chance in a wider war with Europe, even minus the US. EU holds all the cards.

Whatever deal was made, I doubt trump will keep his end of the bargain.

name it as it is, enablers.

There is no way that this so-called “deal” will ease Trump’s attacks on Ukraine – not with Trump‘s history of reneging on his end of whatever bargain he makes. It’s a lose-lose proposal.

Rien comme écraser quelqu'un qui est déjà à genou, bravo à Trump et toute son équipe de fous furieux pour leur grandeur d'esprit, les États-Unis sont devenus des extorqueurs mafieux, quel vil pays!

Don’t trust anything trump says. They may regret.

How is this a deal??? The Post is now a rag. Great job

www.cnn.com/2025/02/22/e...

European countries will help thank u but no thank u Ukraine says

This is bullhocky propaganda

Looting

Don't call it a "deal." It's extortion.

Wow. Thats fucking extortion

And when Trump renegs?

Don‘t do it, Zelensky. He‘s not to be trusted.

How does Trump make this deal. .I agree...it's Looting !

Except any deal with the felon WILL come back to bite the other party in the ass…

I hope Europe steps in and makes this deal unnecessary. Zelensky shouldn’t have to give into this extortion. America will become a pariah for this.

Unfortunately.. I believe Zelenskyy has realized that the UK is compromised too and the EU will not actually do anything to help either. He's between a rock and a hard place. Exactly where they wanted him .. Canada Greenland Mexico... do you really think you're safe? The oligarchs are on many shores

Trump will break this deal whenever it suits him. His business career is nothing but broken deals and contracts.

Trump, and really all Republicans, are like the maitr' d in the Seinfeld Chinese restaurant episode. Whatever you give them, they'll just pocket it and keep doing what they're doing.

Fucking ghouls. Ugly Americans. Looting bullies. And all the nations that came to our defense after 9/11 should never help us again.

I hope they don't bend to the convicted criminal, Krasnov.

Whatever will Trump's boss Putin say?

Trump is a goon, a thug, and a total garbage human. Zelensky is a hero. #SlavaUkraini

From Europe we are surprised by the Washington Post's change of opinion and editorial. This article is pure garbage to satisfy 'Karen' Trump, Danger on Amazon. Do the newspaper's journalists agree with the new editorial line? GOD SAVE AMERICA!!

LIE

Extorting an ally as they're fighting for their survival is deeply shameful.

Trump welches. Don't trust him. Get the planes and missiles up front.

Can it be any clearer who's running the country.

Didn't he get IMPEACHED for something like this the FIRST time?!?!?

Sounds like extortion

Zelenskyy, I wouldn't trust Trump if I were you! He's never told the truth in his life!

I think nah. "Who needs democracy? Just stuff our already deep pockets you peasants!".

A criminal thug bullying Ukraine for control.

Who else had the thought that Trump will immediately hand over these rights to Russia?

Does Jeff Bezos forbid you from using the word “blackmail”?

NOOOOO! Don’t do it Ukraine, you’ll get screwed over and no safety for you will be given.

What did you do last week? I lied a lot, destroyed democracy and kissed Putin’s ass…@realdonaldtrump

It’s like the U.S. is run by Tony Soprano.

Correction… tRump is the biggest assholes and the idiots that voted him in and brought along parasite Musk!

Absolutely despicable

No, no. Before the war, Zelenskyy was already looking for outside investors. Extracting those minerals is a huge, multi-year project. But now Russia has taken over those mineral rich areas.

Something to sell to his base? Yes.

This is the #Bullshit the #Fascist #Trump is trying to tell you. But not reality or truth.

TRUMP COCKSUCKAH!!!

Trump is never going to approve money being sent to Ukraine nor any other military or other Aid. Zelensky is correct those minerals belong to the people of Ukraine and it is for their rebuilding The collective amount countries from around the world and Europe have given is more than the US

He doesn't consider him an ally. He's an enemy of Trumps ally, Putin.

I hope our next President is legitimate and restores to Ukraine its mineral rights!! Allies help each other when under threat- they don’t seek to profit off of other’s pain!

Says Who? Source!

Who on this planet would trust Тяцмр?

This is extortion by a crook!

I hope Zelensky will give him nothing like Trudeau and Scheibaum but will act like Trump won something.

Yum. Extortion is super delicious!

This makes me sad. And angry. Ukraine deserves to have control over their land. And any “deal” with Trump is very likely a false promise.

Let me help: 'Ukraine to pay protection to Trump in form of mining resources.' There, fixed it.

Disgusting

Always principal, never principle

You can bet your life it goes into that bloated cretin’s pocket. And it’s extortion. Plain and simple. America wake up before it’s too late! Your kids might be in a world war AGAINST our allies.

Bro. Don’t do it. He’s gonna renig and give your land to Russia still. Crimea will never be a part of Ukraine again if you do this. And all annexed land will be under Russian control. I’m not in your position, so I can’t tell you what to do. Push comes to shove, sign those mineral rights to uk.

Very difficult to extract those minerals - especially when Russia illegally holds the areas in which they are found. I bet Ukraine says, “Sure you can have some of them - as long as you build the infrastructure to do it and employ Ukranians.” Ukraine had already been looking for outside investors. 🤷‍♀️

Ukraine could promise Trump all of the minerals and he will still sell them out to Russia. Putin will see Trump gets paid on the backend. It's what criminals do.

THIS IS WHAT EXTORTION LOOKS LIKE!!!!

Extorting Ukraine’s resources in this way is shameful

That is not a deal. That is extortion.

Roll over and play dead. Looks like Ukraine will be subject to either Trump or Putin. What a Catch 22.

So we're really sitting still for extortion? What the f!? I guess the United States is running a protection racket now.

jfc. Could you please report motherfucking extortion as the crime that it is.

Hard to imagine a move more disgusting! Help, I'm drowning. I'll help you if you agree to give me that Rolex!

This deal is the start of a Hunger Games -like existence for Ukraine.

Any deal they make will just be the beginning.

It's just so shocking to me that Tru*p doesn't understand at all about the responsibility that comes with the office. He only sees transactions and deals. He lowers our standing as a world power. This behavior is also very compromised -- scary sh*t.

Fuck that shit

Contracts signed under duress are not valid...

Don’t be so sure. Zelenskyy was already looking for outside investors to develop the infrastructure needed to extract that minerals. It’s a huge and long-term undertaking. Now Russia hold the territory where those minerals are found. This will benefit Ukraine!

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I hate Trump!

This is ridiculous. Has Trump shaken down a democracy for his cronies in various businesses.?

Bs

If Zelenskyy is smart (and he has been so far), he’ll off the deal to the Germans or the Brits or the French and give Trump the finger.

Sorry to hear about US money problems. Pretty bad when you have to shake down a country that's being shredded to stay afloat.🤬

This is just messed up. Now US get to exploit Ukraine's natural resources thanks to Trump's buddy Putin.

Extortion

It is very hard for the president of Ukraine 🇺🇦 with Trump as the USA 🇺🇸 president.

Poor Ukraine 🇺🇦. I wouldn’t trust the United States! Remember trump is in the rears to Russia ☠️🤬

Never trust an extortionist!

Isn't this called extortion? Not that I expect Trump to keep his end of the bargain

Europe and The United States agreed to defend Ukraine if they gave up control of the Nuclear Weapons in their country. Ukraine did just that back in the 1990’s, fast forward to today and now America demands a 50% stake in the mineral wealth of Ukraine….thats gangster level diplomacy.

Quid pro quo as fuck

I would consider this a contract under duress which means it is not enforceable. Not enforceable now & when a Democrat wins the next election. It's abhorrent to extort wealth from an injured ally. It's immoral. Message to Ukraine, sign the deal and walk away from it later on. Must survive today!

I hope Ukraine cancels the agreement once they get what they need. It’s what Trump would do.

NO MINERAL RIGHT TO USA, PERIOD! 🖕

You disappoint me. Call it what it is, extortion. The Putin puppet is hard at work. WaPo is useless as a news media.

By denying Ukraines rights to self-determination Trump gives Putin a right to take back Alaska.

It is not a deal. It might be an outcome due to blackmailing, betrayal and threat by what ever you‘d call your current administration. Doesn’t seem to be a leading democracy but broligarchy.

Trump cannot be trusted, and neither can the @washingtonpost.com

America- the formerly benevolent but now rapacious Superpower.

Trump, like Putin, never honors his side of the deal.

This is infuriating

The nice thing is Ukraine can simply break this deal whenever, like Trump do for the US agreements on a daily basis.

Trump ran as antiwar but if he can pillage a country sufficiently he is fine with continuing the war?

Restrict the mineral extraction to areas stolen by Russian aggressors. After departure of Russian troops.

Not sure we have 'extortion' in UK legislation. We do have 'demanding money/benefits with menaces " Either way orange clown is a criminal. Again.

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