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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has frequently brought up Ukraine's rare earth minerals as a reason to continue fueling the proxy war.

"This war is about money. People don't talk much about it. But you know, the richest country in all of Europe for rare earth minerals is Ukraine. Two to seven trillion dollars' worth of minerals that are rare earth minerals, very relevant to the 21st century," Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity in November. "Ukraine's ready to do a deal with us, not the Russians. So it's in our interest to make sure that Russia doesn't take over the place."

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

Always figured it would end that way.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Commentators here seem to be missing the main point - Trump is simply responding positively to Zelensky's offer.

Proof: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/04/ukraine-trump-rare-earth-minerals/ => https://archive.ph/LXP0J

Ukraine previously offered U.S. access to its rare earth minerals in an effort to keep the Trump administration engaged in supporting the country militarily in its fight with Russia.

World history knows many battles fought for independence, but the last 10 years of Ukraine's history represent a unique example of a ruthless struggle to become a colony.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

last 10 years of Ukraine's history represent a unique example of a ruthless struggle to become a colony.

More like a ruthless struggle to break up with one colonizer in favor of a new one.

There's a reason more than half the oligarchs fled to Russia at the onset of the war.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 17 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 19 hours ago

So. All Putin has to do is say. "Don't send any weapons to Ukraine and when we win, Russia will give you their rare minerals", and Trump will roll over like a dog begging for a treat. Not that Trump ever knew right from wrong...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

America is the enemy. Smaller states need to work closely together to resist the wanker states like Russia, America, and China.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago

Just America

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Well at least the US is finally honest about why it's helping the Nazis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Citations needed, comrade.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Azov brigade and the long history of Ukrainians enthusiastically helping the Nazis in WWII, both are on wikipedia, citing western sources.

We shouldn't help Russia either, given they're just as bad these days, but treating one better than the other is categorically insane... Unless one is willing to sign over pretty much all their mineral and agriculture rights to us companies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Azov is bad, but they aren’t Ukraine as a whole. Their leader is Jewish! As for WWII, you got to be joking. That was 80 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

And as Russia is ingrained with Wagner, Rusich etc. does that also declare Putin fascist, with the invasion being fascist infighting?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Zelensky is a Zionist. So he checks the Nazi box too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

liyunxiao

Fellow xianxia enjoyer?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Well recognized! And yes. Compared to a lot of story types that try to avoid Mary sues, it's nice to just give in occasionally. 这一世我要当至尊 is pretty fun overall, even if it gets a bit too DBZ levels of ridiculous in terms of strict power scaling definitions that it immediately ignores anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Yeah i like the genre because it's an unashamed epic power trips. I blame the western fantasy which degenerated to shitty gritty dark low fantasy and/or pointless strings of long action scenes and keeps at it for over 30 years.

Btw i recognized the nickname because i currently read the Eternal Supreme :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago

I was confused about the amount of upvotes, until I saw this was on .ml

[–] [email protected] 35 points 19 hours ago

it is always about the grift