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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/