Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, There is an overlooked but basic flaw in President Trump’s mineral deal (“Mineral deal could have been worse — now it may be”, Mar 4). He asserted to Sir Keir Starmer in the Oval Office: “I don’t think anybody’s going to play around if we’re there with a lot of workers.” But why would American mining corporations and their employees run the commercial and personal risks in the absence of a security guarantee? Professor Clive CoenKing’s College LondonSir, President Trump claims that if US commercial mining interests are involved in Ukraine, that will provide a sufficient deterrent to prevent further Russian military and civil aggression. In fact, it is the standard and understandable practice of American companies

Source: The Times March 05, 2025 00:07 UTC