“We have to get something. We can’t continue to pay this money,” U.S. president said as quoted by Politico in Trump demands $500B in rare earths from Ukraine for continued support feature article.
Below are some of the most popular quotes from Social Media reactions.
Reminds me of Dr. Evil in Austin Powers.
He throws numbers around, like millions and millions..
oh no, billions and billions…. (Europe subreddit)
In the comments under the article Ukraine ‘may be Russian some day’, Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance, one of the most popular comments became:
“Your country might be Russia some day, but also please give us $500 billion in rare earth minerals, otherwise your aid might dry up. Ukraine had to expect this going in, but even so – the naked protection & extortion racket mentality is incredible to witness.”
Ukraine’s disarmament has saved the US hundreds of USD billions already >
The US has already covered the costs of Ukraine’s aid >
30 years ago, a somewhat prophetic cartoon was published in Ukraine depicting the situation with Ukraine giving its weapons under the pressure from Russia and the USA. The sentence below says “Give us your rifle and we will guarantee you your security.” The current situation shows what it all has come to. It is quite symbolic that apart from the Bear which is usually perceived as a symbol of Russia, another animal is the Fox. Would the USA want to be remembered as the Fox after treating Ukraine in such a way as it is doing now?
