Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
1.
A Potential $500B Minerals-for-Aid Deal
Ukraine’s vast rare earth reserves at the center of a US–Ukraine negotiation. Trump’s demand for recompense in critical minerals could reshape the war’s outcomes.
(It must agree!, will Trump have to protect w/US forces isit?, here a big?).
2.
Shifting Geopolitical Foundations
A 3 years into conflict, previous US–Russia talks are overshadowed by US–Ukraine rare earth deal.
Putin’s leverage diminishes if Ukraine grants the US access to strategic resources.
3.
Ukraine’s Critical Mineral Wealth (about world 5%! 
) Largest titanium reserves in Europe, major lithium & graphite deposits, plus beryllium, cobalt, gallium, & more. 
4.
Strategic importance for Western industries reliant on high-tech metals & neon gas.
Initial refusal from Kyiv morphs into acceptance amid intense US demands.
Concerns of Ukraine becoming an economic colony if security guarantees aren’t firmly established. 
5.
The Lure of Rare Earths for the US
High US military reliance on REEs for fighter jets, submarines, advanced tech.
& China’s global refining monopoly, repeated attempts to break free from Beijing’s grip.
6.
Russia’s Countermove???: Offering Own Rare Earths. A tactic to woo
Washington, undermining Beijing. The refining bottleneck remains in China—raw supplies alone aren’t enough.
7.
Debt-Trap & Post-War Reconstructions
Comparisons to Sri Lanka’s Hambantota scenario.
Political friction: legislative approval required for resource concessions.
And...8... 
8. Future of Security Guarantees???.
If America invests heavily in Ukraine’s mines, US firms will clamor for robust defense. So as Putin or Kremlin’s stance in upcoming peace talks at risk if West seizes Ukrainian mineral wealth.
Posts: 4,688
Threads: 613
Likes Received: 626 in 600 posts
Likes Given: 1,014
(05-03-2023, 07:20 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: The West has many unsettled score with Putin.
This time Putin himself invited all his own trouble.
He is slowly backed into a corner
Putin, Xi, Trump ,LKY , Anwar , ex philipiness president & Hon son all are fighter. Not puppet lah.
(This post was last modified: 28-02-2025, 02:09 PM by
Blin.)
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(28-02-2025, 01:27 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Anyway, this deal between both, I think is only temp, the real talk in not now, but some time in years 2017, with another real war about in year between years 2029 to 2032. 
UK: PM Sir Keir Starmer spoken to US President Donald Trump & Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting between the two leaders in Washington descended into a row about US support for Ukraine. Zelensky was welcomed to White House, but the cordial talks ended in a shouting match in front of media in Oval Office as Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to be more thankful for US aid & accused him of "gambling with World War Three".
Trump don't believe anything about WW3.
![[Image: Screenshot-2025-01-22-09-30-21-36-f9ee05...ccb329.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/QvpL3S87/Screenshot-2025-01-22-09-30-21-36-f9ee0578fe1cc94de7482bd41accb329.jpg)
He!. King Trump don't believe 
![[Image: Screenshot-2024-09-04-21-53-56-25-f9ee05...ccb329.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/whSvSr3q/Screenshot-2024-09-04-21-53-56-25-f9ee0578fe1cc94de7482bd41accb329.jpg)
What is this?, hope thing turn out not truth.
![[Image: Screenshot-2024-04-13-19-45-23-02-f9ee05...ccb329.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/JWrBfwtZ/Screenshot-2024-04-13-19-45-23-02-f9ee0578fe1cc94de7482bd41accb329.jpg)
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(28-02-2025, 12:46 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: No peace, as Trump and Putin try to talk for peace, so maybe each can have half 50% to each other... Both is dreaming...
A Potential $500B Minerals-for-Aid Deal
Ukraine’s vast rare earth almost kanna stolen.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
European element of security guarantees alongside continued discussions with the US," he said in a statement issued late Saturday." Now is the time for us to unite in order to guarantee the best outcome for Ukraine, protect European security, secure our collective future," he added. Hours earlier, Ukraine and the UK unveiled a £2.26 billion (US$2.84 billion) loan agreement to support Ukraine's defence capabilities, to be paid back with the profits of immobilised sovereign Russian assets.
"The funds will be directed toward weapons production in Ukraine," Zelensky said on X. "This is true justice - the one who started the war must be the one topay." Supporters cheered as Zelenskyy's convoy swept into Downing Street, he was embraced by Starmer and posed for photographs be4 heading inside UK leader's home.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(02-03-2025, 07:44 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: In UK & European element of security guarantees alongside continued discussions with US," in a statement issued late Saturday." Now is the time for us to unite in order to guarantee the best outcome for protect European security, secure our collective future," he added. Hours earlier, Ukraine and the was embraced by Starmer and Zelensky posed for photographs be4 heading inside UK leader's home.
After White House clash, Starmer faces decision about who he can trust. UK unveiled a £2.26 billion (US$2.84 bil) loan agreement to support Ukraine's defence capabilities, to be paid back with the profits of immobilised sovereign Russian assets. "The funds'll be directed toward weapons production in Ukraine," Zelensky said on X. "This is true justice - the one who Putin started war must be the one to pay." Supporters cheered as Zelenskyy's convoy swept into Downing Street on Sat day.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(26-02-2025, 06:53 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Kremlin casts doubt on Trump peace talk with Russia would accept European back for Ukraine, Trump reiterates position say Putin is committed to control Ukraine’s political future as He back Putin while...
European leaders back Zelensky after Trump clash.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Zelensky stresses gratitude to US and praises European 'unity' after weekend of talks.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(03-03-2025, 06:33 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Zelensky stresses gratitude to US and praises European 'unity' after weekend of talks.
Parties in talks to form Germany's new government are considering quickly setting up two special funds potentially worth hundreds of billions of euros, one for defence and a second for infrastructure, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ever more clear that Europe urgently needs a plan to ensure undisrupted support for Ukraine," said Minna Kuusisto, chief analyst of global macro and geopolitics at Danske Bank, adding the risk is growing that the U.S. might completely cut off aid to Ukraine.
"We argue arming Ukraine is by far cheapest option for Europe," Trump floated a 25% "reciprocal" tariff on Europe cars& other goods. U.S. dollar index - which measures the currency against euro, sterling, yen, Canadian dollar & two other major rivals - eased 0.25% to 107.03.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(03-03-2025, 06:33 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Zelensky stresses gratitude to US and praises European 'unity' after weekend of talks.
https://youtu.be/anJH6JAmHDg?si=JTD7qQSw_hTfCRLE
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Trump kanna slap by Germany 500 k/m missiles the germany army, they plan the send to help Ukraine... Big Grin
Don't Judge, Germany is very serious ahh... 
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(26-02-2025, 06:53 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Kremlin casts doubt: Trump claim Russia would accept European troops in Ukraine reiterates post say Putin is committed to control Ukraine’s political future.
Zelensky hopes US-Ukraine talks next week will be 'meaningful'.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Latest update from Ukraine on Kursk. Something go bot fight in Russian territory.
https://youtu.be/0uWUJXnmXuw?si=ZtT14b58f9Uq9y_F
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Group of Seven (G7) is an informal grouping of seven of the world's advanced economies, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Now can let go one, that is U.S.A.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(04-03-2023, 08:12 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Putin Miscalculated is not only a self-inflicted, it also to kill Ukraine
https://youtu.be/8YkGrKQXZxE
President Donald Trump is considering "large-scale" sanctions & tariffs against Russia, until a ceasefire peace agreement is reached with Ukraine.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine’s presence in Russia’s Kursk region has deteriorated sharply, with the Russian advance threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war.
Military bloggers from both sides say Ukraine is on the back foot, while Ukraine’s army says Russian forces used a gas pipeline to launch a surprise raid in one area. Russia’s defense ministry on Sunday said its forces had captured four settlements in a couple of days.
Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II. As well as capturing land that could potentially be swapped for Russian-occupied territory, the campaign aimed to divert Moscow’s resources from the front lines in the east.
But since then, Ukraine has struggled to hold onto its territory in Kursk and faces a fundamentally transformed diplomatic picture, with United States President Donald Trump piling pressure on Kyiv to agree peace by halting US military aid and intelligence sharing.
Russia’s defense ministry on Sunday said troops took back the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa from Ukrainian forces.
“The lid of the smoking caldron is practically closed,” Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president who is now the deputy chairman of the country’s Security Council, said on Sunday of Russian advances in Kursk. “The offensive continues. Carry on!”
Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers warn Kyiv’s hold on the region is more tenuous than ever, with Russian troops backed by North Korean forces launching incessant attacks.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/09/europ...index.html
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
On March 9, 2025, the Russian news portal Topwar cited Ukrainian media reports claiming that the United States has recently ceased providing intelligence to Kyiv, including satellite data, and has also stopped supporting electronic warfare equipment installed on F-16 fighter jets operated by the Ukrainian Air Force.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(10-03-2025, 07:07 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: On March 9, 2025, the Russian news portal Topwar cited Ukrainian media reports claiming that the United States has recently ceased providing intelligence to Kyiv, including satellite data, and has also stopped supporting electronic warfare equipment installed on F-16 fighter jets operated by the Ukrainian Air Force.
On March 9, 2025, a video surfaced online depicting a Russian airstrike utilizing a FAB-3000 UMPK guided bomb to strike a road bridge in Knyazhyi-2, a Ukrainian-controlled settlement in Russia’s Kursk region. The footage, widely circulated on social media platforms such as X, showcases the moment of impact, with the bridge sustaining significant damage.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(10-03-2025, 07:09 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: On March 9, 2025, a video surfaced online depicting a Russian airstrike utilizing a FAB-3000 UMPK guided bomb to strike a road bridge in Knyazhyi-2, a Ukrainian-controlled settlement in Russia’s Kursk region. The footage, widely circulated on social media platforms such as X, showcases the moment of impact, with the bridge sustaining significant damage.
While the exact date of the attack remains unclear, the release of the video highlights ongoing Russian efforts to disrupt Ukrainian supply lines along the Kursk front, a critical theater in the conflict where Russian ground forces have been steadily advancing. The strike underscores Moscow’s strategy of targeting infrastructure to hinder Ukrainian logistics as the war continues into its third year.
Recent reports indicate that Russian forces have made measurable progress in reclaiming territory in the Kursk region, an area where Ukrainian troops launched a surprise incursion in August 2024. According to data compiled by independent analysts and corroborated by posts on X, Russia has regained approximately 400 square kilometers of land in Kursk Oblast since late 2024, reversing some of Ukraine’s earlier gains.
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(10-03-2025, 07:09 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: On March 9, 2025, a video surfaced online depicting a Russian airstrike utilizing a FAB-3000 UMPK guided bomb to strike a road bridge in Knyazhyi-2, a Ukrainian-controlled settlement in Russia’s Kursk region. The footage, widely circulated on social media platforms such as X, showcases the moment of impact, with the bridge sustaining significant damage.
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2025/0...lite-jets/
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
The UMPC can receive target coordinates in-flight. The launching aircraft can subsequently track the bomb and apparently change the target coordinates if required.
Russian defence industry only began developing glide bombs in the early 2000s. The lead company was the Moscow-based Open Joint Stock Company (OSJC) GNPP Region, a subsidiary of Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV). Two patents were filed: Patent No. 2247314 relating to a KAB-500 series bomb published in 2005; and Patent No. 2339905 relating to a KAB-250 published in 2008. The patents were for a ‘Roll-stabilized aircraft bomb with an inertial satellite guidance system.’
GNPP Region developed its prototype satellite-guided glide bombs over a period when precision navigation by satellite was not reliably available in Russia. In optimum conditions, GLONASS offered horizontal positioning accuracy within 5–10 metres, and vertical positioning within 15 m.
The patent for the KAB-500 series bomb described a dual air-ground guidance system with three antennas and only promised ‘ultra-high accuracy…if there is a differential reference station.’ [ground station – bold added]. This, of course, was possible on trials, but is not possible on a battlefield, hence the inaccuracy of Russian glide bombs. In fact, the GLONASS/GPS receiver supplied by Moscow’s Kompass Design Bureau only claimed an accuracy of 7m-12m, and promotional material of the period quoted a 10m Circular Error Probability.
Russian precision bombs basically cannot match Western equivalent ordnance.
Which bomber launches the FAB-3000s?
FAB-3000s were originally free-fall bombs designed to be released from Tu-22M3s and Tu-95MSs. They were used in this manner against the Azovstal works in Mariupol. Before the war, the only Russian tactical bomber certified to carry ordnance of this calibre was the veteran Su-24.
The modern Su-34s have been experiencing terrible problems with the FAB-500 bombs falling off wing pylons; in the last four months, as many as 93 bombs have accidentally dropped off aircraft, mainly over Belgorod province.
In the worst incident an apartment block was hit killing several people (the Russian authorities attribute these ’terrorist’ attacks to the Ukrainian armed forces).
Last year, a Russian with knowledge of the FAB-500 M62 guidance kits programme revealed ‘the frequent cases of accidental detachment of the UMPC FAB-500M62 from the carrier’ was already known. ‘During one of the test flights, he described,’ the product abnormally descended.’
The designers knew – to use the euphemism – there was a risk of ‘abnormal descent’ with FAB-500 glide bombs fitted to Su-34 wing pylons. It seems, in the usual Russian way, failure was hidden because it would be displeasing to the MOD
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(10-03-2025, 10:52 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy says ‘committed’ to US / Saudi talks. A team including chief of staff & top ministers will take part in the talks with a US delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Ukraine announced plans to buy about 4.5mil personal view (FPV) drones, one of the most inexpensive potent weapons in its war effort against Russia.
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry will allocate equivalent more $2.6bn for purchase. Small & cheap, FPV drones controlled by pilots often can crash into targets laden with explosives. a NATO official said FPV drones cost less than $1,000 already destroyed two-thirds of Russian tanks worth millions.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/10...ne-arsenal
Posts: 26,957
Threads: 74
Likes Received: 1,104 in 1,047 posts
Likes Given: 264
(10-03-2025, 11:34 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: With fresh reinforcements & supplied French armored vehicles, Ukrainian forces have pushed enemy back in Chasiv Yar as positions were weakened under relentless drone strike & artillery fire, Ukrainians are able to create fire superiority over the enemy line. Goal for Ukrainian in this area is to maintain control of Chasiv Yar for as long as possible. Chasiv Yar is located on a strategic elevation overlooks major Ukrainian stronghold town of Kostiantynivka that makes Chasiv Yar most essential part Ukrainian defense, to hold the line to deny Russians a launching point & stop their assaults on Konstantin for localized counter pushes. Ukrainian forces in Chasiv Yar are supported by several asphalt roads linking them to Kostiantynivka. In contrast, Russian forces lack direct fire control over these routes, ensuring stable and strong logistical support for Ukrainian defensive positions. Additionally, the clear weather allows for Ukrainians to launch drone swarms to strike Russian forces in their rear and coordinate artillery strikes to do so as well.
https://youtu.be/E8a5V0EHCm0?si=nROhsMtmy5zpYVwG
https://youtu.be/E8a5V0EHCm0?si=enFiiVh9h4_EOk0K
![](https://i.imgur.com/CLvY2jA.png")
![[Image: Screenshot-2024-11-07-23-40-43-10-40deb4...480b12.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/yjx2cqW/Screenshot-2024-11-07-23-40-43-10-40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpg)
![[Image: Screenshot-2024-09-04-21-53-56-25-f9ee05...ccb329.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/Z61vCkMV/Screenshot-2024-09-04-21-53-56-25-f9ee0578fe1cc94de7482bd41accb329.jpg)
![[Image: Screenshot-2024-12-12-10-39-27-90-6012fa...b265e7.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/9mwDzfhr/Screenshot-2024-12-12-10-39-27-90-6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7.jpg)
![[Image: Screenshot-2024-05-12-21-58-04-11-40deb4...480b12.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/1YGGfBWs/Screenshot-2024-05-12-21-58-04-11-40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpg)
![[Image: Screenshot-2025-03-05-14-16-02-96-f9ee05...ccb329.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/9k3wkWsb/Screenshot-2025-03-05-14-16-02-96-f9ee0578fe1cc94de7482bd41accb329.jpg)
