President Zelensky rejects Trump’s bid for $500bn of Ukraine’s natural r...

So much for the heroic NATO fight for a " sovereign " Ukraine ! I like what I just read on the WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE : [ "The US and Russian foreign ministers are meeting in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and the restoration of bilateral relations. These talks have nothing to do with achieving “peace.” Rather, they are another step in a global conflict that threatens humanity with nuclear annihilation. The Trump administration exposed the real stakes last week when it sent Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Kiev to propose a deal to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: In exchange for past and future US support, Ukraine would cede half of its rare earth, lithium and titanium deposits—worth half a trillion dollars—to the US. Since the majority of these resources are in Russian-occupied territory, Trump needs an agreement with Moscow. Whether such a deal will materialize remains uncertain. Washington has repeatedly mixed offers with threats of military escalation and economic sanctions. Trump is also pressuring Putin for concessions in the Middle East, where the US is preparing to expel Palestinians from Gaza and launch an attack on Iran, while also seeking to weaken Russia’s alliance with China, the central target of the US war drive. As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated last week, “The US is prioritizing deterring war with China in the Pacific.” Zelensky, who initially proposed the resource deal, hesitated to accept Trump’s mafia-style demand, as it would effectively reduce Ukraine to an American colony. " ]