Ukraine, latest..

I wonder if there are any Ukrainians still alive who warned the government at the time ( 1994) when the USA, UK, and Russia persuaded Ukraine to give up their nuclear weapons.
I hope not. If only not to see that they were right.
They signed the Budapest Memorandum.

Churchview : yes. And he will be very proud of this.

Shinamae where have you seen this information please? I've searched and cannot find it.

A fair summary Churchview. A disgraceful situation.

So if this is right, has Trump not abused the situation of a country being on its knees to enrich the USA?

WhitewaveMark2 I agree with your first sentence. I do not know what the future holds. I thought Russia was to give up some land they had taken and the same with Ukraine. So they both have to compromise. So both of them have 'achieved'. Have I got that wrong? I know the killing has to stop. Something has to change.

We don't know what is in the latest Trump deal and it's not yet been agreed. No one wants this war to continue, no one apart from Putin wanted it in the first place but I hope Ukraine is treated fairly. Zelensky is a brave and inspirational leader and I hope he's protected when the war ends regardless of whether he's in politics or not. Too many of Putin's enemies fall out of windows or get poisoned!

namsnanny I absolutely agree, but I have a real issue with awarding the aggressor.

This does not bode well for the future.

I know I won't be popular for saying this, but I shall be glad to see the killing stopped, and the countless children saved from trafficking.
Does that mean a peace keeping force will be stationed there?

It said on TRIP ( if I understood it correctly) that it’s a development fund, not aid, but people think they’re just giving money away.

I'm not sure Zelensky has signed anything, headlines on CNN are that he has refused.

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/trump-ukraine-mineral-deal-analysis/index.html

And will they have full and free elections when peace returns!!! - not US or Russian.

The devil is in the detail.

What territory is the Ukraine getting

Is the mineral deal for payment of past aid or for US support going forward to keep Russian at bay.

Whats in it for Russia to stop fighting?

There aren't words acceptable to GN to articulate my feelings on this development. I thought aid was aid, no strings........

That’s not quite what this ABC news report is saying. It says ‘working on’ a new deal.

abcnews.go.com/International/ukraine-working-new-potential-deal-us-mineral-resources/story?id=119029044

Strike a light ! I suppose he has no choice with withdrawal of American aid. Something had to give, so many people losing lives.