Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Tuesday that she was not interested in an apology from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who reneged on the initial mineral deal offer; she wants to get the deal done.
"Look, it's not the apology that I'm interested in. It's actually making sure that American interests overseas — when we actually give to another nation — that we have a return on our investment," Van Duyne told "The Chris Salcedo Show."
Van Duyne went on to add that if the mineral deal goes through, "foreign nations are going to be a lot more hesitant to push into Ukraine."
Van Duyne added some criticism of Zelenskyy, stating it was "ridiculous" of him not to take advantage of the initial mineral deal offer.
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