The war in Ukraine is actually a struggle to control trillions of dollars worth of natural gas and rare earth minerals.

Anyone shocked? It's not oil this time.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/natural-resources-ukraine-war-1.6467039

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

Things aren’t always what they seem. What we see is too often a cleverly manufactured distraction designed to keep us from seeing what’s really going on.

4meAndyou · F

@Heartlander And when we realize this is nothing but a grab for rare minerals so that we can compete with the Chinese, and a grab for natural gas, it negates ALL of those sob sister pleas for "help for the brave Ukrainians."