Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation
Ukraine Minerals Coercion: Trump Demanded $500B 'Payback,' Humiliated Zelenskyy, Conditioned Aid on Deal
Trump demanded $500 billion from a nation under active invasion, publicly humiliated its president in the Oval Office, suspended aid and intelligence, and conditioned continued support on a minerals deal — leveraging Ukraine's existential crisis for resource extraction.