Trump Suggests Ceding Ukraine To Russia? Putin’s Minister Warns US-Moscow Ties ‘On Verge of Rupture’

US President Donald Trump on Feb. 10 left open the possibility that Ukraine “may be Russian someday.” “They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday,” Trump told Fox News in an interview.The US leader reiterated that the conflict in Ukraine would not have started if he were re-elected after his first term.Trump also called for trading US aid for Kyiv’s natural resources, such as rare earth minerals. He claimed that “the US is in for more than $300 billion, probably 350” in various forms of aid to Ukraine.Trump added that he had warned Kyiv that the US “can’t continue to pay this money” as it had previously done. The Ukrainian president confirmed last week that he would be open to a deal to provide Washington access to Kyiv’s deposits of lithium, titanium, and other heavy metals.However, he insisted that Ukraine’s Western backers must first help push Russian forces out of mineral-rich territories. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:35 ‘RUSSIA-US RELATIONS ON VERGE OF RUPTURE’4:40 ZELENSKY TO MEET US VP, SPECIAL ENVOY 6:00 RUSSIAN SOLDIERS UNDERGO ‘FREE TREATMENT’ IN NORTH KOREA