Mark<p>Trump’s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> of Ukraine</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> privately made clear to aides a minerals deal with <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> won’t be enough to restart <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> sharing</p><p>He wants to change <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Zelenskyy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelenskyy</span></a>’s attitude, officials said, including making <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/concessions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concessions</span></a> by giving up <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/territory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>territory</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>. Trump also wants Zelenskyy to move toward <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>, & possibly toward stepping down as his country’s leader, the officials said.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-wants-see-just-minerals-deal-restart-aid-intel-ukraine-rcna195508" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/national-</span><span class="invisible">security/trump-wants-see-just-minerals-deal-restart-aid-intel-ukraine-rcna195508</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TrumpIsARussianAsset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsARussianAsset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>