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May 1, 2025

Trump’s Ukraine mineral deal finally lands as US economy shivers

Rachael Jolley, The Conversation

Are Donald Trump’s inauguration promises of what he can do for the US stacking up?

US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, sign the economic partnership agreement on April 30. US Treasury Department.

May 1, 2025

US‑Ukraine minerals deal looks better for Kyiv than expected – but Trump is an unpredictable partner

Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University

While the agreement might signal that Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia, it does little to change the underlying realities of the conflict.

Europe after World War II? No, it’s the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in 2023, after a year of Russian bombardment. AP Photo, File

March 24, 2025

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution

Trump wants Ukraine to repay the US for the military aid it sent Kyiv. Once upon a time, the US was more generous: It rebuilt Western Europe after World War II.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

March 2, 2025

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability

Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University

Trump’s angry outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers, particularly when autocratic instincts are exacerbated by toxic masculinity.

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