Mr. Trump has long demanded that NATO and other allies contribute more to their own defense. But the minerals agreement would represent a major escalation in his transactional approach to foreign policy. The United States was once seen as the world’s policeman, but to many analysts it now seems more like an extortionate Mafia kingpin.

Stuart Kaufman, an expert on international relations and the war between Ukraine and Russia, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to break down the roadblocks to moving toward peace on Politics & Power.

Among the bombshells coming out of the Trump administration in its first month in office is the president’s demand that Ukraine pledge $500 billion worth of mineral resources to the United States in return for American support.