This is where I go in circular arguments with myself trying to sort it out. I think it's perfectly reasonable for Zelensky to want security agreements prior to signing a minerals deal especially since the world didn't do anything in 2014 when Russia invaded... however, this would make us all-in in WWIII if/when Russia breaks the agreement. With a signed deal, however, Russia would know that there are American interests in Ukraine and ought to act as a deterrent... but maybe it's not that big of a deterrent if Russia promises us that we can keep the mineral deal while they take some other section of Ukraine. The American people should get a return on their investment after giving hundreds of billions of dollars to aid/arm Ukraine. Europe gives/is giving Ukraine loans, so it's not the same thing as what we have been doing. Too many angles to look at this from... I just have to remind myself that God is sovereign, and things will play out in His will.
