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		cowgoesmoo 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting I'm pretty sure that's what Trump wants if the mineral deal isn't signed. And now the mineral deal seems more and more unlikely.

code_biologist 7 months ago [–]

Alex Krainer has speculated that Zelenskyy literally can't sign a mineral deal because those rights were a secret part of the UK/Ukraine 100 Year Partnership deal, making this all a bunch of theater.

akmarinov 7 months ago | [–]

There’s 0 chance Zelensky signed with the UK if there was a possibility to secure the US instead

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