为了准确,这是原始英文报道:“Ukrainian newspaper Economic Pravda cited a version of the deal dated Feb. 24 which would see Kyiv pay 50 percent of the revenues from its state-owned natural resources into a fund that would invest in Ukraine.”(“乌克兰报纸《经济真理报》援引一份日期为 2 月 24 日的协议版本称,基辅将把其国有自然资源收入的 50% 汇入一个基金,该基金将投资于乌克兰。”)。
美国总统提议的每一个部门的头,都要参众两院投票通过,confirm以后才能就职。今天的马斯克,比这些国防部,FBI,各个部门的头,加起来的权利都要大。因为所有这些人,根据他report last week activity的要求,都必须向他汇报。但是马斯克却没有经过参众两院的投票。他已经凌驾于legislative body,现在他还要提议罢免法官,要凌驾于judicial body。美国的三权分立,balance and check,在他眼里不存在。这种乱世用重典的做法,和国内的的严打一个性质。
关于提高政府效率,美国政府有RIF政策,按照规定,该裁多少就裁多少,给足notice period and severance。马斯克一天一个推特,在网上贬低联邦职员,说他们懒,用舆论战来逼人走。就像夫妻离婚,一方面在外面到处指责另外一方,这个不好那个不好。每天都吵闹逼别人离婚。其实完全没有必要。做得那么难看,最终会影响中期选举,而且并没有改变什么东西。RIF大规模裁员,人就走了。就算没有被裁掉,美国政府本来工资就不高,同样职位,去政府要低20%-30%左右。原来有人去,一方面是活轻松,一方面是可以的remote work。现在remote work 没有了。裁完员一个人干好几个人活,还一天到晚被领导雇佣的关系户辱骂,有本事的人谁还愿意呆着呢?联邦政府根本留不住人才。最后只有low performer留下了。
"Zelensky first included the offer of an agreement on minerals in the so-called "victory plan" that he presented to Trump last September.
The idea was to offer the then presidential candidate a tangible reason for the US to continue supporting Ukraine.
On Monday former UK prime minister Boris Johnson told the BBC in Kyiv that such a deal was "the great prize" because it would secure "a United States commitment under Donald Trump to a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine".