this is laughable----------------------------------------------------JohnnyYou » Yesterday, 6:21 pm » wrote: ↑ I certainly remember bipartisan reluctance to Ukraine joining NATO at the beginning of the conflict.
It hasn't happened so here we are.. I have not seen Zelensky begging to join. It's understandable he is begging for support to maintain sovereignty and Bill Clinton did promise to protect Ukraine when they gave the nukes there over to Russia.
One of my nuke e teachers was a Ukrainian He was a funny dude.. Big and Hairy like Sasquatch. Shared Ukrainian culture snips like Borscht and Vodka in class.
I had Iranian teachers too which was interesting at the time. They were very smart. The department was very international. It's gone now.
Jerra,jerrab » Yesterday, 1:22 pm » wrote: ↑ this is laughable----------------------------------------------------
- Potential security aspect: While the deal doesn't explicitly guarantee US security assistance in the case of a new conflict, some believe that the US having a stake in Ukraine's economy could deter future Russian aggression. .
jerrab » Yesterday, 1:02 pm » wrote: ↑ will the mineral deal bring peace to ukraine? I don't think so. russia was counting on some measures to pressure ukraine to not try to join nato so russia's borders would be secure. there could be a peace treaty and a mineral deal but for some reason trump does not think peace is important. and.......................... A4: Just hours after the United States and Ukraine signed the agreement, a series of Russian missile strikes targeted residential buildings in Odesa, resulting in casualties and injuries. This underscores the severe security risks—ranging from threats to land access to broader human safety—that can deter private sector investment
https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-know ... erals-deal