U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought to thwart a rare deal on rare earth metals between Washington and Kyiv to weaken Ukrainian lobbying in the Trump administration, Politico writes, citing sources.<\/p>\n
A Republican expert on foreign policy told the newspaper that Vance likely tried to obstruct the signing of a mineral deal at the White House.<\/p>\n
The U.S. vice president understood that the agreement would strengthen the Ukrainian lobby in the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
“Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy fell for the bait. Zelenskyy did not realize the importance of the minerals deal until Friday; it is important not because of the minerals themselves, but because it was necessary for Trump to secure a political victory,” he said.<\/p>\n
After the negotiations were disrupted at the White House, Zelenskyy admitted that the future of the failed Ukrainian mineral deal now depends on the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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