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🇺🇦🇺🇸Mr. Secretary of Treasury, @SecScottBessent

I have watched your excellent interview with @TuckerCarlson and would like to respond by conveying some important information (specially before Ukrainian delegation come to discuss).

The reason why Zelensky is so strongly… pic.twitter.com/Ff6QokW31Z

— Oleksandr Dubinskyi (@Dubinsky_pro) April 5, 2025

I have watched your excellent interview with
@TuckerCarlson
and would like to respond by conveying some important information (specially before Ukrainian delegation come to discuss).

The reason why Zelensky is so strongly resisting this deal is because, in reality, all these rare minerals and resources have long been distributed among the oligarchs. The main figures here are Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Pinchuk, who control the allocation of natural resources and profit from them.

The distribution of these resources defines political legitimacy within the country. Access to the management of natural wealth creates power. Whoever controls the distribution of the most important assets in Ukraine - land and mineral resources - holds power and generates income.

Therefore, yes, Zelensky is afraid that the financial levers will no longer be in the hands of the oligarchs and himself, but will shift to the United States. He is afraid of giving them up and being left as a “naked king,” failing to grasp the importance of this step for achieving peace and ensuring a real partnership with the U.S.