U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administration’s approach to Ukraine in a March 2 statement on Truth Social, arguing that securing American business interests in Ukraine’s mining sector would act as a deterrent against further Russian aggression.
Trump stated that by embedding U.S. companies in Ukraine’s resource industry, an attack on Ukraine would risk American lives, making a direct U.S. response inevitable.
"By negotiating a mineral deal, Trump ensures that Americans will be involved in Ukraine’s mining industry. This prevents Russia from launching an invasion, because attacking Ukraine would mean endangering American lives—something that would force the U.S. to respond," he wrote,