cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/56017639

For Witkoff, Kushner, and the Russians, the goal is reportedly to revitalize Russia’s $2 trillion economy through joint Russia-U.S. ventures. At the center of the talks is $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets that Russia wants to give to U.S. businesses for investment projects and U.S.-led reconstruction of Ukraine.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, has been dangling lucrative Russia-U.S. ventures, such as exploiting Arctic mineral resources and teaming up with SpaceX on a joint mission to Mars.

Money from such projects would flow to Trump’s friends and megadonors. Gentry Beach, founder of investment firm America First Global , a college friend of Donald Trump Jr. and Donald Trump campaign donor, is in talks to acquire a stake in a Russian Arctic gas project if it is released from sanctions, according to The Journal.

Trump megadonor Stephen P. Lynch has been working with Trump Jr. to purchase the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which provides vital gas to Europe from Russia.

By coordinating with the U.S. on profitable business ventures, Russia believes it could become an economic powerhouse in Europe while driving a wedge between the United States and its traditional European allies.

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[–] 129 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (11 children)

77million Americans thought this treasonous pedofile con man was fit to give their vote to three times.

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  • [–] 26 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    77? This just proves the election was rigged!

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago

    'Thought' implies that they made premeditated, informed decisions out of own free will, and were not manipulated into voting for whatever the media outlet they happened to listen to told them.

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    And 90 million took a look at Trump and Harris and went "both look fine, I don't care enough to vote".

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago*

    both look fine, I don’t care enough to vote

    Voter suppression in the United States

    Past that, it is very weird to insist a less-than-perfect turnout in a Blue States was a vote for Trump. And God help you if you had the nerve to vote third party. This was somehow a vote for both Trump and Harris, through the eyes of the opposition parties.

    Harris shed over 10M votes relative to Biden, and Democrats still don't want to ask why. It's always a betrayal of the party by the voters. Politicians never seen to have any duty to the people.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    And another 40 million are shocked because people aren't falling in line for controlled opposition.

    We really are a stupid bunch. Rich people keep getting richer off of it ;)

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  • [–] 107 points 11 months ago

    It is always, ALWAYS, a grift.

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  • [–] 76 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    “Russia has so many vast resources, vast expanses of land,” Witkoff, who last week was busted coaching Russians on how to best suck up to the president, told The Wall Street Journal.

    “If we do all that, and everybody’s prospering and they’re all a part of it, and there’s upside for everybody, that’s going to naturally be a bulwark against future conflicts there. Because everybody’s thriving,” Witkoff said.

    For Witkoff, Kushner, and the Russians, the goal is reportedly to revitalize Russia’s $2 trillion economy through joint Russia-U.S. ventures. At the center of the talks is $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets that Russia wants to give to U.S. businesses for investment projects and U.S.-led reconstruction of Ukraine.

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  • [–] 78 points 11 months ago*

    so fucking dumb. Russia's economy had become intertwined with Europe's due to energy. everyone was benefiting.

    IT DIDN'T FUCKING MATTER!

    Russia has made it IMPOSSIBLE to be at peace with them.

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  • [–] 33 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    This won't end well for the US long term but American capitalism can't see that far.

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  • [–] 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    There is a special place in Hell for all these self-professed “Christians.”

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  • [–] 29 points 11 months ago

    I hate this timeline

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  • [–] 24 points 11 months ago

    Profiteering in war .... profiteering in peace .... which will lead to more war... which will lead to more profiteering in war .... repeat, repeat, repeat

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  • [–] 21 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Follow the money.

    It's a VERY old and EFFICTIVE police trick to FIND the real CRIMINAL.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago*

    Yeah but police follow the money until it gets too hard to pull people in (or someone on the force is protecting them).

    So usually they just take your basic B&Es and corner street dealers and shoplifters and leave it at that.

    Nobody ever asked why the criminals chose a life of crime.

    Nobody goes after the employers that are paying slave wages, training employees how to sign up for welfare, or getting their employees to work off the clock.

    The welfare one especially. People get mad at welfare recipients and not the people that put them in that position. Welfare is subsidizing the Walton's more than anything. They could afford to pay their employees a living wage, but why would they when they can pay the minimum and working-class taxpayers can pay for the rest. Dumbass redcaps should be shunning Walmart, not sucking its proverbial dick.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Deja vi

    We've been exactly here before and nothing happened

    This won't happen either. The Cheeto will be buried by the trump/Epstein files soon enough

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  • [–] 35 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    The Cheeto will be buried by the trump/Epstein files soon enough

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    He's approaching GWB numbers and can't be elected again and is going to die soon. You can see the wheels coming off in real time if you're paying attention. The only thing propping him up right now is the SC and the media.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    That’s the first pic of trump that I have seen that makes him look somewhat normal for his age. God he looks like a villain.

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    [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    And nothing will happen.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    We need a Forengi Trump picture. So appropriate..

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Still around, this guy?

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  • [+] -13 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Judging by the news coming out of Ukraine, Russia, and now the US, seems like everyone in government is cashing in on Ukraine.

    Won't be long before it's confirmed Zelensky did too.

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  • [+] -6 points 11 months ago*

    I told you, trump is not Putin puppet. It's all about american imperalism and Trump and his friends

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  • [+] -18 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    They kinda want to enter phase 2 a bit early. I believe Biden and the rest would have planned this for after 10 or more years.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    B b b b b b both sides same!!!

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  • [–] -2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Not really. Then ones fuck you hard, the other puts lubricant and be gentle at the start.

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    Do you believe if Putin step down, Russia will change in foreign policy? Grow up!

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    He is already getting blackmailed to do it, might as well make a buck at the same time.

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