&So, if you're confused &or embarrassed by the behavior of our current national leadership, I have one question for you: Have you been living under a rock?
Ukraine has a serious load of rare-earth minerals (and regular old, high-demand minerals, etc.). Ukraine has not developed a mining system; the country has historically had other export strengths.
Russia, the antiquated entity that it is, decided to just go in there and take the country for its own, through the violent act of war.
These United States, under its current Tyrant, decided that they also want Ukraine's minerals, and so, in essence, told the president of Ukraine to agree to the terms of the United Statesian mineral deal, or we'll just let Russia take you, through a thug-like act of bullying. Like, are we in middle school, boys?
&There you have it.
*a link to the 2023 February post