Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker View Post
That article states that the $500 billion reference was removed, and "They removed all the clauses that did not suit us". So...what IS in this deal? It sounds like it is nothing more than a framework of a trade deal, considering that the details are stated to "remain to be worked out" and that the article makes it sound totally fuzzy.

Is this going to be another case where Trump gives away the house and claims it was a great deal?

Most likely, this will be written in such a mealy-mouthed way that both sides will claim that it does what they want, and it won't actually do anything because both sides have different understandings of what it does.
It does read like the only thing that happened was, they agreed to make some kind of deal.

But Trump will parade Zelensky out for some camera time and then claim victory.

Politics, it must suck to be Zelensky. Have to go on camera and shake the hand of the guy that just said you started the war and you were a dictator. I understand Zelensky doing it, he's fighting to stop a Russian invasion. Trump is doing it because he's Trump and exploiting people for personal gain is what he does.