The Soiuz gas pipeline in the Ivano-Frankivsk region in western Ukraine (Getty)
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I joined Azerbaijan’s ANewz on Monday for a 21-minute analysis of the Trump Administration’s demand for a vital gas pipeline across Ukraine.
Trump officials have added the demand to that for control of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, as part of an agreement to repay the US for aid against Russia’s 37 1/2-month full-scale invasion.
I detail the status of the discussions, explore the motives of Donald Trump and his advisors, and consider whether the demand is yet another sign of the US Government departing the alliance with Europe established after World War II.
