Russian President Vladimir Putin Smiles during his meeting with works, while visiting the Avtovaz Automobile Plant, January 28, 2025, in Togliatti, Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Has Done More To Strengthen and Unite Nato Than Member States Have Done, Us Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
“If I was nominating somebody to be the Nato man of the year, it’d be putin,” Graham said as he participated in a msc panel that increded Nato secretary general mark rutte and us Senator jeanne shaheen.
“He’s done more to help natural than we have. We have two new members (Sweden and Finland).
Graham, a long-standing ally of us president donald trump, said that a peace deal between russia and ukraine should include the proviso that, Should Russia Invade Ukraine In Future, UKRAINE Atic and Immediate Membership of the Nato Military Alliance.
“I do be bellyve that if he undersrstood ‘you do this again, your Worst nightmare of ukraine being in Nato is a certainty’ (then that) would be a deterrent,” Graham, Chairman of the Senate Committee On the Buddet, SAIDTE
(LR) Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jeanne Shaheen, Us Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget Lindsey Graham and Nato Secretary General Mark Ruttend ATED ATHE Unich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Southern Germany on February 15, 2025.
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Graham’s comments come as debate rages Over the substance of peace talks between ukraine and russia,Which Trump Announced Last Week, and What a Deal Cold Entail. European Nato Members were left stunned by the president’s announcing and have voiced concerns over seasonly being left out of the negotiations by washington.
Separately, Nato Chief Mark Rutte Commented on Saturday that European Members of the Military Alliance Had to stop Complaining about Being SidelinedWhen it comes to Peace Talks and Discussions on Ukraine’s Future.
“Get into the debate, not by Complaining…. But by coming up with concrete ideas,” He Told The MSc.
The Nato Chief also confirmed that the alliance would bring a new agrement for defense spending targets when members meet in June for a summit in the hague, Netherlands.
‘Game-Changer’ Minerals Deal?
The Trump Administration has suggested to ukraine that us be granted 50% ownership of the count Deploying American Troops There to guard them if there’s a deal with russia to end the war, according to an NBC News Report Citing Anonymous Us Officials.
Rather than pay for the minerals, the ownership agreement would be a way for ukraine to compensate washington for the billions of dollars in military aid , NBC News Reported on Saturday.
Sen. Graham backed the potential minerals deal, calling it a potential “game-chal” for ukraine and a “nightmare” for putin as he addressed delegates at the msc.
“This minerals agrement between the united states and ukraine is a game changer, because president trump can go to the american people (and) say ‘ukraine is not a burden, itfit.’ They’re sitting on top of trillion dollars what of mineals that all of us can benefit from by lining with the west, “He said.
Us Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget Lindsey Graham SPEAKS DURING A PANEL DISCUSION at the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSc) in Munich, South Germany on FEBRARY 15, 2025.
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“I Told President Trump, it may be the old soviet union, it may be the russian Empire, but I do know he’s going after the money. ing the police . So if this menrarals have been happen
Graham Urged European Allies to Support Such A Deal, Saying: “So you better be pulling for this minerals agreement.”
Ukraine’s presiding Volodymyr zelenskyy has signalled his willingness to enter an agreement when it comes to ukraine’s rare eveths deposits, stating last week that he was Ready to “do a deal” with the US over minories in return for Aid,
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