The Kremlin delivers a warning to the U.S. president over his military aid proposal for Kyiv.

Summary

Russia criticized Trump’s proposal to provide military aid to Ukraine in exchange for access to its rare earth minerals.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned the idea as a commercial transaction rather than genuine support and reiterated Russia’s stance that halting aid would help end the war.

Trump argued that securing Ukraine’s resources, including titanium and lithium, was in U.S. interests.

While Ukraine has not responded, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounced the plan as selfish, noting Ukraine’s need to retain resources for postwar rebuilding.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•16 hours ago

      I’m on the fence. What does Trump need from Putin now? He won a second term. Putin has shown himself to be fundamentally weak with Ukraine. Trump has no need to repay any Russian debts. And any compromat at this point would be easily hand waved away.

      • shoulderoforion
        1•16 hours ago

        you think trump thinks his second term is the end of his time as “most powerful person in the world”, after all the indictments and prosecutions still pending? i’d love to have your sort of confidence in what’s going to be left of the tatters of our democratic institutions and military readiness in 2029. i truly think it has something to do with breaking the world, allowing it to suffer, and then remaking it how he (and vlad) want to, celebrating it’s rebirth. they’ve got an open field now, with no one capable of stopping them. what does trump need from putin, nothing, what does he want, everything.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•12 hours ago

          Ummm…I made no statements about him trying to stay around in 2029…of course he will try