Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine peace efforts unless deal reached ‘very shortly’
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President says US may ‘take a pass’ on brokering agreement as Kyiv signs minerals memorandum

The US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said, as Kyiv says it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.

  • lath@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    The US republican admin “efforts” thus far, pieced together from news articles and opinion pieces:

    • Ukraine loses every occupied territory
    • Ukraine signs deal giving US(Trump and Co.) half of whatever’s left of their minerals
    • Ukraine stops all attempts to join NATO, EU or any other acronym that threatens Russia’s feelings
    • A demilitarized zone set up on Ukraine’s remaining territory that Russia can patrol (rob) at will to make sure it stays demilitarized.
    • US( Trump and Co.) makes a deal with Russia for exploiting the newly acquired resources on occupied territory.
    • Immediate elections are held in Ukraine with no EU interference, but very much with Russian supervision
    • Zelenskyy probably to be sent to Russia for “trial”
    • “Denazification” of Ukraine army aka getting rid of it entirely or replacing it with Russian loyalists.

    … So yeah, much “effort” on their part…