HARNWELL: Watch out for Zelensky weaselling his way back into the US’s protection via minerals deal

VIDEO SYNTHESIS / This wretched minerals deal is like the dead zombie at the end of a horror film. You think it’s been killed off, but just before the credits roll the camera zooms in and you see the corpse twitch.

In the historic Oval Office showdown, President Trump admitted that under the deal he would continue to arm Ukraine. It was only five seconds long, but it was by far the most important revelation before the fireworks began.

If this deal is resurrected, there is no positive gloss I can put on it. POTUS locking in the US’s engagement in Ukraine will earn him a loss of trust that it will be difficult to ever recover from.

SOURCES:

https://nypost.com/2025/03/04/world-news/zelensky-tells-trump-time-to-make-things-right-after-us-pauses-ukraine-military-aid/

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/03/03/zelensky-says-he-is-ready-for-a-redo-with-trump-after-oval-office-fiasco/

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/04/2025/eus-ursula-von-der-leyen-presents-rearm-europe-plan-worth-up-to-800-billion

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Aired On: 03/04/25