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[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 8 points 3 hours ago

A good thing. The orange cancer will side with Russia anyways. Wish more cough all cough countries would turn their backs and say piss off to that addled old twatwaffle.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 37 points 12 hours ago

Good, the US can fuck right off. Trump is a nincompoop as are his followers. No way they’d be capable of solving a geopolitical conflict.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 58 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Once again demonstrating how unreliable the American government has become.

It will be a very long time before the international community trusts America.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Or millenia, if at all...

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Username checks out

[–] opus86 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The international community should think of the US as an adversary like Russia or North Korea because that is what it is now.

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

No, think of the worlds far right sympathizers like that, not all US citizens want this bullshit I sure as shit don't.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 29 points 14 hours ago

I thought the invasion would end 80 days ago. Trump said so. 🤭🤡🤡🤡

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 27 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Putin wouldn't fold. Trump doesn't know how to handle that so he noped out.

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You mean Zelinsky wouldn't fold. Trump never wanted Putin to actually fold.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Zelensky folded. He signed the mineral deal.

[–] lemmyhavesome@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The deal he signed has little in common with the initial mineral deal, and this one is actually good for Ukraine.

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

No peace talks means the US is uninterested in peace. Back to supporting war I suppose.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. In exchange for minerals. That is the mineral deal.

Ukraine is selling off their country for this.

[–] mycall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

For now. Deals don't last all that long, e.g. Budapest Memorandum

[–] Zahtu@feddit.org 34 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

And with the US-Ukraine Ressource Deal being singed too. So they bascically Held Ukraine at gunpoint Dekanding all their remaining Ressources while Russia raped them. The US is no longer trustworthy. They now sit Back, while Europe will have to steer the War Into a favorable direction, b/c they have to. If Russia eins or loses does Not Matter anymore for US, b/c they will benefit either way.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 14 hours ago

The US is no longer trustworthy.

And it will take a lot of time and effort from the Americans to regain the trust of the international community.

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I think the mineral deal is for future resources in unoccupied territory. If Russia wins US gets nothing right? So they can't really fully sit back. But I'll admit maybe I'm understanding wrong. The real key is that Trump got bored honestly.

[–] Zahtu@feddit.org 3 points 4 hours ago

Except Trump is a puppet of Putins, to some degree. So he would Not Care about Russia occupiying Ukraine in any way, because He will still get His Deal. And in the mean time, Europe will continue to buy American Arms, making him and His größter Friends rich in the process. I would Not be surprised If He Starts selling weapons to both Sides.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Not exactly, it's resources in exchange for aid going forward in the form of arms.

[–] papertowels@mander.xyz 13 points 14 hours ago

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

[–] Spzi@lemm.ee 11 points 14 hours ago

Such a FLOTUS. It's all lies and empty promises, coated in idle boasting. What a fucking loser.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 43 points 18 hours ago

hey look it's almost like Donnie has no idea what to do about anything

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 25 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The weird thing is that neither BBC,CNN, the Guardian, not my countries newspapers have this news item.

[–] maki@lemm.ee 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I was gonna say the same. No other outlet is reporting this (yet) so let’s see

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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 110 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

So much for ending the war in one day.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 48 points 23 hours ago

Well, at least the US did remove a giant obstacle to a lasting peace from the war - Trump.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 86 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 46 points 22 hours ago

What they have basically done is mug a rape victim.

[–] thejml@lemm.ee 203 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably a good thing, the US sucked at it anyway. Ukraine was going to be forced to concede so much… Art of the Deal strikes again.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Nah, Trump got what he wanted, the minerals deal. Now he can keep sanctions on China for longer while we strip mine Ukraine for rare earth minerals.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 81 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Lol, we aren't going to be mining anything. Rare earth minerals aren't rare because they're only located in isolated places, they're rare because they are only present in small amounts when mining other materials.

The hard part is the refining of rare earth minerals because it requires large investments in refineries to separate the materials and consolidate them. Infrastructure that Ukraine or America haven't invested in.

The minerals deal is just something that trump can point to as a "win" when in reality it's not worth anything. Just like everything this administration does, it's nothing but smoke and mirrors.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 15 points 18 hours ago

Ukraine doesn't even have significant rare earth deposits. Nothing worth mining.

However, those aren't the only thing in the deal. Bunch of other minerals are in there, and oil and natural gas.

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[–] torrentialgrain@lemm.ee 25 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

Bro the US isn’t going to mine shit in an active war zone. The mineral deal might be beneficial if peace is reached but not before that.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 9 points 18 hours ago

Typical Trump deal: nothing substantial, but he loudly claims credit for it anyway.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago

If peace is reached and maintained. If Russia doesn't get all of Ukraine, how long is it going to be until they invade again? No one is going to want to invest in building a mine with that hanging over it.

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[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 23 points 22 hours ago (8 children)

Question is: now that we got the big loud bully out of the house, can the EU and maybe someone else who is sensible, like Canada, enter the room and bring actual diplomatic value to this sharade?

[–] jrs100000@lemmy.world 32 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Probably not. Russia's motives dont stem from a communications failure. They stem from predatory imperialist intent, and they arnt scared of the EU or Canada.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 9 points 18 hours ago

If Europe shows resolve, Russia's ambitions will crumble.

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[–] wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 117 points 1 day ago

Ironically, that might be the most useful contribution to eventual peace in Ukraine the US has made for some time now.

Thanks, I guess.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 91 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Another promise broken. What a loser.

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