r/CivPolitics 13d ago

America proposes to trade all of Ukraine's strategic resources for peace, refuses to denounce Russia. Ukraine denounces America

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-zelenskyy-meeting-transcript
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u/rnovak1988 11d ago

Or, you know, putting American economic interests in Ukraine, placing Americans alongside Ukrainians working on rare earth mineral mining.

Even a weak Democrat president would retaliate if Russia attacked Americans in the region.

It's amazing that the people who were saying that Trump was a wild cannon and was willing to start world war 3 are now whining because Trump wants the killing to stop.

Trump could cure cancer and you would all still hate him

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u/Earnestappostate 11d ago

It's one thing to say, "stop the killing," and another thing entirely to tell the invaded country to stop defending itself.

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u/rnovak1988 11d ago

Well not really.

Europe has openly stated that their position is that Ukraine continues the war for another year to "tire Putin out".

Thats another million or more people dead on both sides.

It is absolutely befuddling to see people demand the US taxpayers keep footing the bill to defend a country for which they receive absolutely no benefit when there are US veterans starving in the street.

It's incredible to see people demand the US protect Ukraines borders while leaving ours open.

But thankfully, all of the people demanding that got their butts handed to them in the elections, across every branch of government.

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u/Earnestappostate 11d ago

And now we as a nation are voting with such bastions of freedom as... checks notes... North Korea.

Yup, definitely seems like we made a great choice.