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Updated history: Trump signs rare earth minerals deal
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky on Thursday backed having companies from the United States develop Ukraine's reserves of rare earth minerals, despite formidable obstacles to industrial mining in the country.
The comments, at a meeting in New York, were the latest in a series in which both U.S. officials and the Ukrainian government have emphasized the potential strategic value of Ukraine's vast and largely untapped mineral reserves.
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"They agreed that such initiatives would help American companies develop materials critical to national security while growing Ukraine's economy and creating new jobs in both countries, therefore defraying some of the costs of United States assistance as Ukrainians become more self-reliant," the White House said.
The comments, at a meeting in New York, were the latest in a series in which both U.S. officials and the Ukrainian government have emphasized the potential strategic value of Ukraine's vast and largely untapped mineral reserves.
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"They agreed that such initiatives would help American companies develop materials critical to national security while growing Ukraine's economy and creating new jobs in both countries, therefore defraying some of the costs of United States assistance as Ukrainians become more self-reliant," the White House said.
History rhymes.
Original (and true) article from 2017:
Trump, Ghani agree U.S. can help develop Afghanistan's rare earth minerals
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday backed having companies from the United States develop Afghanistan's reserves of rare earth minerals, despite formidable obstacles to industrial mining in the country.
The comments, at a meeting in New York, were the latest in a series in which both U.S. officials and the Afghan government have emphasized the potential strategic value of Afghanistan's vast and largely untapped mineral reserves.
Both leaders also reiterated their commitment to Trump's new South Asia strategy to defeat terrorism.
But after 16 years in Afghanistan, the U.S. is looking for ways to offset the billions of dollars spent every year in propping up the government in Kabul and mining is increasingly being seen as a way to do that.
"They agreed that such initiatives would help American companies develop materials critical to national security while growing Afghanistan's economy and creating new jobs in both countries, therefore defraying some of the costs of United States assistance as Afghans become more self-reliant," the White House said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/trump-ghani-agree-us-can-help-develop-afghanistans-rare-earth-minerals-idUSKCN1BX067/
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday backed having companies from the United States develop Afghanistan's reserves of rare earth minerals, despite formidable obstacles to industrial mining in the country.
The comments, at a meeting in New York, were the latest in a series in which both U.S. officials and the Afghan government have emphasized the potential strategic value of Afghanistan's vast and largely untapped mineral reserves.
Both leaders also reiterated their commitment to Trump's new South Asia strategy to defeat terrorism.
But after 16 years in Afghanistan, the U.S. is looking for ways to offset the billions of dollars spent every year in propping up the government in Kabul and mining is increasingly being seen as a way to do that.
"They agreed that such initiatives would help American companies develop materials critical to national security while growing Afghanistan's economy and creating new jobs in both countries, therefore defraying some of the costs of United States assistance as Afghans become more self-reliant," the White House said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/trump-ghani-agree-us-can-help-develop-afghanistans-rare-earth-minerals-idUSKCN1BX067/
Well, it would, except Trump's "deal" with Afghanistan, even though doomed as it turned out, was much more generous that anything he's proposed to the Ukrainians so far.
How Trump has already signed rare earth deals and how it ended
On September 22, 2017, Trump received the approval of the President of Afghanistan to enter into a “mineral deal,” the reserves of which in Afghanistan were then estimated at $1 trillion.
After reaching such an agreement with the Afghan government, Trump began secret negotiations with the enemies of the Afghan government – the Taliban.
The negotiations were canceled several times.
After another Taliban terrorist attack, Trump even called off the talks, writing on his Twitter:“They thought they needed to kill people to put themselves in a slightly better negotiating position. When they did this, they killed 12 people… This cannot be done. You cannot do this with me… Over the past four days, we hit the Taliban harder than in the last 10 years. That’s the situation.”
But nothing! When Trump needs it, he easily rewinds everything and pretends that this was the plan all along!
Eventually, negotiations with the Taliban ended in the signing of the “peace agreement with the U.S.” – an agreement of betrayal of the government and the transfer of Afghanistan’s governance to the Taliban movement.
Trump needed at least eight rounds of secret talks with the Taliban to sign the deal, under which the U.S. would withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving the country to the Taliban.
https://ukrainefrontlines.com/news/ukraine/how-trump-has-already-signed-rare-earths-deals-and-how-it-ended/
On September 22, 2017, Trump received the approval of the President of Afghanistan to enter into a “mineral deal,” the reserves of which in Afghanistan were then estimated at $1 trillion.
After reaching such an agreement with the Afghan government, Trump began secret negotiations with the enemies of the Afghan government – the Taliban.
The negotiations were canceled several times.
After another Taliban terrorist attack, Trump even called off the talks, writing on his Twitter:“They thought they needed to kill people to put themselves in a slightly better negotiating position. When they did this, they killed 12 people… This cannot be done. You cannot do this with me… Over the past four days, we hit the Taliban harder than in the last 10 years. That’s the situation.”
But nothing! When Trump needs it, he easily rewinds everything and pretends that this was the plan all along!
Eventually, negotiations with the Taliban ended in the signing of the “peace agreement with the U.S.” – an agreement of betrayal of the government and the transfer of Afghanistan’s governance to the Taliban movement.
Trump needed at least eight rounds of secret talks with the Taliban to sign the deal, under which the U.S. would withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving the country to the Taliban.
https://ukrainefrontlines.com/news/ukraine/how-trump-has-already-signed-rare-earths-deals-and-how-it-ended/
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