Author: Daniel Bellamy
Published on: 16/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Russian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals. The proposal did not offer specific security guarantees in return, according to one current and one former senior Ukrainian official. The proposal focused on how the U.S. Could use Ukraine's rare Earth minerals as compensation. "It’s a colonial agreement and Zelenskyy cannot sign it," the former senior official says. The White House believes binding economic ties with the United States will be the best guarantee against future aggression and an integral part of lasting peace. A pall of silence set in later in the day as residents brace for what comes next. A relative calm returned as gunfights stopped after Congolese troops exited the city and drove south. Residents said they were shocked to see corpses burnt to ash lying strewn in the streets. The Congo River Alliance blames Congolese troops and their allies from local militia and neighbouring Burundi for the disorder in Bukavu. The rebels' new self-proclaimed governor implored the city's residents to remain calm and organise among themselves to bring a return of order. "We must not leave power in the street," a resident of a neighbourhood being looted says. Congo River Alliance said M23 had taken control of the airport to prevent rebels from launching airstrikes against civilians. Congo's Communications Ministry said the rebels violated ceasefire agreements and attacked Congolese troops working to avoid urban warfare and violence in Bukavu. Ugandan troops are fighting other rebel groups in eastern Congo. In Ituri, hundreds of kilometres north of where M23 is on the march. The fighting risked severe escalation on Saturday.
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Thx for catching it. Second time the ai has made this exact same mistake. I was testing a second LLM pass to check the summaries for inaccuracies and that also has issues with thinking Zelenasky is the Russian president.