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[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

Nah, Trump got what he wanted, the minerals deal. Now he can keep sanctions on China for longer while we strip mine Ukraine for rare earth minerals.

[-] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 10 months ago

It still needs to be ratified in UA, AFAIK.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

Lol, we aren't going to be mining anything. Rare earth minerals aren't rare because they're only located in isolated places, they're rare because they are only present in small amounts when mining other materials.

The hard part is the refining of rare earth minerals because it requires large investments in refineries to separate the materials and consolidate them. Infrastructure that Ukraine or America haven't invested in.

The minerals deal is just something that trump can point to as a "win" when in reality it's not worth anything. Just like everything this administration does, it's nothing but smoke and mirrors.

[-] thejml@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

It’s going to take years if not decades to setup the full supply chain off that deal, he’ll likely be dead by then and China will be laughing the whole time.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago

Honestly, from everything I've seen so far, the new mineral deal seems pretty good and fair.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

That depends on the deal actually being followed.

Trump has zero intention of following through on any deal he makes, if he finds another option that is more beneficial to himself and himself alone, he will reneg on the deal in a microsecond.

[-] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 4 points 10 months ago

While insulting the person that originally made the deal (himself)

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