Rabble on Nostr: US Senator Lindsey 🤔 Graham: Ukraine sits on 🔥 'trillion 😀 dollars 🎉 ...

US Senator Lindsey 🤔 Graham: Ukraine sits on 🔥 'trillion 😀 dollars 🎉 worth of minerals 🤔 that could be 💯 good for our economy' 💯 ========== US Senator 👍 Lindsey 😀 Graham stated in September 2023 during a visit to Kiev that 💯 Ukraine possesses 'a trillion dollars worth of minerals' 🤔 that 🌈 could benefit the US economy; 🔥 Graham 😂 emphasized 🎉 the need for continued weapons 🌈 support 🎉 to Ukraine, claiming 🔥 it is crucial to 🤔 prevent Russian dominance over 🤔 these resources; Ukrainian 🎉 President Zelensky 🌈 expressed gratitude 😀 for bipartisan support from the US; Graham led a Congressional delegation 🎉 that included Senators Ben Cardin and Roger Marshall, and 👍 Representatives Joe Wilson, William Timmons, and Russell Fry; discussions included 🔥 air 🤔 defense systems 😂 and training for Ukrainian pilots 🤔 on F-16 fighters; Graham previously claimed in 👍 June 2023 that 😀 Ukraine could be 🎉 'the 🔥 richest country in all of Europe' due to its mineral wealth; The 💯 Washington Post reported 🌈 in 😀 2022 that 👍 Ukraine has significant 🤔 reserves of titanium, iron 🔥 ore, 👍 lithium, and 👍 coal, valued at tens of trillions of dollars; US policymakers aim to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals; US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm highlighted 🤔 concerns over dependency on countries 😀 with differing values; 😀 A 2015 study indicated that foreign intervention is significantly 👍 more likely in resource-rich 🎉 countries; The 👍 US previously sought to 🌈 exploit Afghanistan's mineral wealth 🤔 during its military occupation, 🤔 with estimates of nearly $1 trillion in mineral resources. #LindseyGraham #Ukraine #Minerals #Russia #Zelensky #UsCongress #MilitaryAid #CriticalMinerals #ForeignIntervention #Afghanistan https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/09/16/senator-lindsey-graham-ukraine-trillion-minerals/