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US senator says Ukraine is 'gold mine' with $12 trillion of minerals West 'can't afford to lose'

25 minutes Posted Jun 12, 2024 at 12:16 pm.

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Clip: US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Ukraine's minerals

Ukraine war has nothing to do with democracy

US also wants to 'weaken' Russia in Ukraine

Wall Street buys up Ukraine

Military-industrial complex profits

Washington Post on Ukraine's 'battle for minerals'

Russia

US seeks to block China's access to minerals

Multiple reasons for Ukraine war

Trump wanted to take Venezuela's oil

Exxon CEO ran US State Department

US plan to seize Russia's $300B in FX reserves

Clip: Lindsey Graham calls to seize Russia's reserves

Debate over Russia's central bank reserves

De-dollarization

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Ukraine is a "gold mine" with $12 trillion worth of critical minerals, US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview. Ben Norton discusses how Western companies want these resources, and how Washington hopes to block China's access to them to hurt its technology industries.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TRPk3N8FyQ

Zelensky is literally selling Ukraine to US corporations on Wall Street: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/09/zelensky-selling-ukraine-wall-street/

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