The minerals deal reached between the U.S. and Ukraine ensures a long-term interest between the two countries, but Russia is painting it as taking away from Ukraine’s sovereignty, former Pentagon official Brent Sadler told Newsmax on Sunday.
“[Vladimir] Putin knows that it’s going to be the best foundational security guarantee,” Sadler, appearing with former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend,” commented. “As far as the Russians’ rationale and trying to characterize this as some type of takeaway from Ukrainian sovereignty, it’s actually a partnership.”
It also means that President Donald Trump is “over the right target” with the agreement, said Sadler.
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