Ukraine to hand over 50 % of rare earth minerals ?

That is what the new secretary of defense and Trump administration is asking for.

I guess to pay for the aid and assistance the US is providing ? On the surface it doesn't seem unreasonable. However it is not going over well at the Munich meetings. Ukraine has not agreed to sign a deal.

Discussions are ongoing.

50% sounds high and for how long? They should reimburse us principle plus interest over 5-10 years with what ever of value they have. They owe the EU at least as much as the US in support.

And that doesn't sound like ending the war...

At least Trump understands the real value.of keeping Ukraine from Russioa.

Reality is the amount of money, mostly in weaponry, is a drop in the bucket of the staggering 8+ trillion trump added to the debt.

Spoils of war.
Which has been going on for thousands of years.

Really?

Seems like donny is gonna do this like Afganistan: bar those who are parties in the conflict from the negotiation room and leave the mess for someone else.

But he can't leave it to someone else since he promised he'd fix it DAY 1.

We are now approximately 648 hours into the 24 hours that Trump said he needed to end the Ukraine war.