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Before you think this is a heartless article about filthy capitalism, keep reading, and you'll change your mind. I deeply sympathize with the impoverished and traumatized Ukrainian people, and I hope for a swift conclusion to the war. But once the war is over, America MUST spring into action and form a partnership with the new Ukrainian government, which will not only help the beleaguered Ukrainian people reclaim their dignity but also help pay back the hundreds of billions of United States taxpayer dollars infused into saving the Ukrainian people.

This is called: Economic Colonization.

While this may sound cold, the facts are that the United States and Ukraine have been drained, and soon it will be time to rebuild and repay. But in a bold and contentious step, the Trump administration has suggested the United States receive 50% ownership of Ukraine's massive, rare earth mineral assets.

This offer, reportedly presented to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a meeting in Kyiv, is intended to allow Ukraine to repay the hundreds of billions of dollars in military aid and support provided by the United States since the Russian invasion began in 2022.

The key is the rare earth minerals, critical components of modern technology, including semiconductors, military equipment, and renewable energy solutions. Ukraine has enormous quantities of these precious minerals, much of which are still under Russian control.

President Donald Trump has highlighted that access to Ukraine's minerals is a question of national security; he expects the US to benefit $500 billion from these resources. He has presented this as a fair payment for American support, claiming that "security of rare earth" is critical given the United States financial and military commitments to Ukraine through economic colonization.

Bessent's proposed contract proposes the United States own half of Ukraine's rare earth resources rather than providing a direct financial payment. While this deal may help Kyiv avoid additional debt, it raises concerns about sovereignty and economic independence.

Look at it this way. If the United States owns 50 percent of the rare earth minerals worth approximately $500 billion’ through the process of economic colonization, then the United States will have to employ most of the Ukrainian workforce to mine the rare earth riches. This not only creates jobs and prosperity, but it also injects US dollars into the battered economy of Ukraine.

But it doesn’t end there.

The country of Ukraine owns the other half of these resources, so they not only benefit from the United States mining of these rare earths but also have a $500 billion reserve for themselves to harvest. At that rate, Ukraine would turn from a war-torn, destroyed nation into one of the wealthiest countries in the world, rivaling the wealth of the Middle East.

This suggestion has important geopolitical ramifications. The United States has proposed sending soldiers to Ukraine to protect mining industries if they strike a peace treaty with Russia. This represents a significant reversal in Washington's stance, as direct military presence in Ukraine has previously been avoided. Vice President JD Vance has warned that such a step remains possible if Russia fails to talk in good faith. 

For Ukraine, the problem is reconciling the current need for US assistance with the long-term goal of national autonomy. This again can be answered through the process of economic colonization. For the United States, the deal provides an opportunity to develop a more independent supply chain for vital minerals while ensuring financial returns on wartime spending.

Final Word: How can Ukraine recover without the United States economic colonization? It can’t. If the United States can’t economically colonize Ukraine, then their recovery is already doomed, and it will be a matter of time before Russia will reinvade and harvest, as the United States sits by and says, Would have, could have, and should have.