Done Deal

The U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal was supposed to be signed in Europe in mid-February. It was delayed because President Zelensky insisted he sign it at the White House. At his insistence, the deal was delayed until the end of February so there could be a big White House event. Well, it certainly was that!

Zelensky’s antics in the Oval Office on February 28^th torpedoed the deal. Whether he realized it or not at the time, he hurt the cause of his nation. Over the past two months, he’s had time to think about it and reconsider his position.

Presidents Trump and Zelensky met at the Vatican last week when they were in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral. President Trump explained to Zelensky yet again why a deal with the United States was in his best interests.

Now, it’s done. Late yesterday afternoon, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal, saying:

“This agreement signals clearly to Russia that the Trump Administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine. . . President Trump envisioned this partnership between the American people and the Ukrainian people to show both sides’ commitment to lasting peace and prosperity in Ukraine.”

Here’s what you need to know: The deal is a reflection of the president’s geopolitical strategy. He’s preparing for a possible, some say likely, military showdown with communist China.

Everything you see playing out is about that threat.

Keep that in mind the next time you hear the nonstop leftist fearmongering about what will happen when the $400 billion of goods communist China dumps into America every year doesn’t come this year.

Keep that in mind the next time leftist commentators blast Trump’s foreign policy. The Panama Canal and Greenland are not distractions.

President Trump is trying to do everything he can to ensure there won’t be a war with communist China, but if there is one, he intends that we win it.