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"Trump gave every indication right from the beginning that he was going to be purely #transactional," said Ebenezer Obadare, a senior fellow at the Council on #ForeignRelations. "He's thrown out the old playbook. He's not going through normal diplomatic channels."

…3 Americans had been sentenced to death by a Congolese military court in Sept 2024 for participating in a…failed coup in May last year. Efforts to free them by both the #Biden & #Trump admins had gained little traction.

As #Ukraine considered how to sway a #Trump to continue supporting their country, one strategy was to appeal to Trump’s #transactional nature & offer him a deal — rare earth minerals — for aid.

Now Trump says he’s interested.

Speaking to reporters Monday, Trump said the United States wants Ukrainian rare earth minerals — such as #lithium, #uranium & #titanium — in exchange for the #security assistance that Ukraine depends on for its defense against #Russia’s invasion.

washingtonpost.com/world/2025/

The Washington Post · Ukraine welcomes Trump’s interest in its minerals to maintain supportBy Isabelle Khurshudyan

#Biden calls #America’s democratic values the “grounding wire of our global power” & its #alliances “our greatest asset.” …#Trump, called for withdrawing American forces in #Europe & #Asia & has promised… to cut loose even our closest #allies if they don’t do as he tells them. …Trump sees all countries as unreliable, the relations between them #transactional. That sentiment has spread throughout a #GOP that once championed America’s values abroad…

#BidenHarris2024
time.com/6984970/joe-biden-202

Time · ‘We Are the World Power.’ How Joe Biden LeadsBy Massimo Calabresi / Washington