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Emrys

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19. Nothing has been agreed. That most recent strategic resources "deal" is a non-starter, as it should be.

Reply to LiberalLovinLug (Reply #15)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 07:04 PM

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Zelensky has said as much publicly. He's also said that Ukraine will not be repaying past US aid, monetary and in kind, it's received unless it was specifically framed as a loan at the time it was granted.

The concensus seems to be that the "deal" was drawn up in terms that mean neither Trump nor his team thought there was a chance in hell of it being agreed to. It may have been a backstop so that Trump could blame Zelensky if no peace deal was reached. The European backlash - which was vehement - may have helped persuade Trump & co. to change tack to a certain extent for now, at least.

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