Brits got in first for Ukrainian minerals...

March 5, 2025

I have only one thing to add to this very interesting article by Eugene Doyle… and I’ve posted a link below to Alex Krainer, who reckons the distinctly anti-Russian Keir Starmer had already sewn up a deal with Volodymyr Zelenskyy (in January) before Zelensky dangled a similar deal in front of the US.

A UK/Ukrainian 100-year deal for minerals etc and Ukrainian port facilities in exchange for UK billions towards security and “boots on ground”. If this is so, it would go a long way towards Trump’s testy exchanges and final disdain of a fellow who steadfastly refused to even consider peace.

Alex Krainer: The Hidden Wars Ukraine's Minerals and Global