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AS PART OF his proposed peace plan in Eastern Europe, President Donald Trump is demanding the full-scale economic colonization of Ukraine.

The terms of Trump’s initial proposal, detailed in a leaked document obtained by The Telegraph, call for U.S. control of Ukraine’s natural resources, ports, and infrastructure, including $500 billion of Ukraine’s mineral wealth as “payback” for the military aid. After years of military aid, Trump has decided now is the time to cash in.

Trump’s proposal asks Ukraine for exclusive rights “in perpetuity” over its natural resources and infrastructure. “This agreement shall be governed by New York law, without regard to conflict of laws principles,” the contract specifies. And revenues would have to be paid to the U.S. before any other party. “That clause means ‘pay us first, and then feed your children,’” a source close to the negotiations told The Telegraph.

The $500 billion figure equates to nearly three times the size of Ukraine’s gross domestic product. And, as observers have pointed out, the extent of Ukraine’s mineral wealth may be overstated. Still, it’s undeniable that Trump aims to use the tragedy of the Ukraine war to fatten the coffers of America’s military-industrial complex and capitalist classes.

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[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t understand the contradiction? Russia at most gets what it can capture and hold? Why would they oppose on Donnie boy fucking what remains ukraine?

And Putin helped put D in the white house(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/15/kremlin-papers-appear-to-show-putins-plot-to-put-trump-in-white-house)! He even pardoned russian secret service members captured by the US! Don’t misunderstand, I don’t think Trump wouldn’t put his own kids into a meatgrinder for some rusty pennies, but his back was already skratched and now its his turn! All his lackeys would flee if he didn’t scratch back!

[–] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was there a contradiction? Point is, there is no loyalty beyond that. If the favours for Russia were to no longer serve his own, personal interests (or at least, for as long as he believes them to do so, let's not forget he is also very much fallible), he'd not support them. There is no ideological solidarity, or alliance or higher loyalty is what I was getting at. Just his belief that the world is fundamentally strong people preying on and using the weak, and that he thinks that he can cooperate with Putin on that - conditionally.

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I moght have misunderstood your previous comment sry, but why would his loyalty matter? He is serving Russian interests, why would it matter if his dick grows hard or limp from it?

[–] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, to me, it is important to consider where it comes to the US foreign policy going forward in their era of fascism. I live in the EU, and I guess that was the foremost issue on my own mind. And I am not expecting something like a Russia-US-alliance myself, because of that lack of mutual loyalty. Only cooperation of convenience.