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US Seeks to Control Ukraine Investment, Squeezing Out Europe

The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv's other allies and undermining its bid for European Union membership

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... President Donald Trump's administration is demanding the "right of first offer" on investments in all infrastructure and natural resources projects under a revised partnership deal with Ukraine, according to a draft of the document obtained by Bloomberg News.

If accepted, the partnership agreement would bestow enormous power on the US to control investments into Ukraine in projects including roads and railways, ports, mines, oil and gas and extraction of critical minerals. It would represent an unprecedented expansion of US economic influence in Europe's largest country by area just at the time when it's attempting to align with the EU.

The agreement would grant the US first claim on profits transferred into a special reconstruction investment fund that would be controlled by Washington. Crucially, the document states that the US regards the "material and financial benefits" provided to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 as its contribution to that fund.

In effect, this would mean the Trump administration would compel Ukraine to pay for all of the US military and economic support provided since the start of the war before Kyiv received any income from the partnership fund. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-28 12:47 AM

Can you say, ~Pres Trump is selling the sovereignty of Ukraine?~

I knew you could.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-28 12:48 AM

Apologies for the dual post. :(

I am multitasking this evening.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-28 01:23 AM

Expecting anything but Betrayal from the US is just STUPID... the track record of betrayal is long and storied.

Russia Keeps more of their "Agreements" Which ain't sayin' much.

Maybe,.. Israel Lies and Cheats more...it's close though.

Never Trust any "agreements" the US makes.

Russia knows the US is not AGREEMENT CAPABLE.

That's why they won't accept ANY US PEACE DEAL.

They know Better...

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-03-28 02:47 PM

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The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv's other allies and undermining its bid for European Union membership.

Zelensky has already dismissed the latest version of the draft (middle finger emoji here) saying Ukraine will not agree to any deal that 1) doesn't have iron-clad "security guarantees" and 2) violates or undermines Ukraine's "economic sovereignty" required for EU accession, which is obviously exactly opposite of what Trump keeps looking and pushing for.

This was also confirmed by several members of Rada, who called revised draft a "horror show" that doesn't have "even a hint" of security guarantee.

Trump, of course, can use it as an excuse to deny support to Ukraine, but they are now making it clear that they know whose side he is on and don't expect much from Trump "easy deals" in any case.

Zelensky is also cleverly screwing with Trump's brain by planting the idea that "Putin will die soon."
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#5 | Posted by CutiePie at 2025-03-31 04:04 AM

#4 What was the peace deal that Biden/Harris and the Democrats were negotiating?

#6 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-31 10:57 AM

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