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   Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 13:19:41 JST Richard Stallman

   [1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/us-ukraine-minerals-deal-russia
   https://stallman.org/glossary.html#putinforces
   https://stallman.org/articles/putin-forces.html

   *US and Ukraine sign minerals deal* that sets up a way for Ukraine to pay the price of the military aid that the US has already donated. This agreement is not really a deal; rather, it is a general roadmap to reach a deal. This will give the cheater at least one excuse to start demanding that Ukraine sell the

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     Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 13:19:45 JST Richard Stallman

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     [2/2] whole store for one dollar. But since he doesn't feel the need a valid excuse, the cheater won't hesitate to break it anyway to demand more money. You should prepare for any deal with him to be cancelled at any moment. Nonetheless, if this deal results in continued US military aid and that stops the advance of the Putin forces ( please don't call them "the Russians"), it is better than no agreement at all.