You're looking for an off ramp. I am looking for a better off ramp.
The minerals deal is a red herring because the proven reserves, value, access is already suspect and overly bullish. And Trump's messaging about it has been terrible. He's got 2 left feet in this dance and won't be in power when we realize he was overly bullish
https://www.barrons.com/articles/ukr...trump-42f7e640
If he really wants peace, he'd drop his own fake alpha posturing and work with our allies to give Ukraine the security assurances it needs, even if they lose some territory.
He's not even dangling carrots for Ukraine. It's pretty much all stick and condescension while reserving carrots and cake for dear Vlad and letting his Veep off the leash to shit on Vlad's adversary in front of Vlad's media.