Trump wants to see more than just a minerals deal to restart aid and intel to Ukraine

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Zelenskyy, Trump agree to sign mineral deal as soon as possible – delegations’ joint statement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump agreed to conclude an agreement on the development of Ukrainian minerals as soon as possible, according to a joint statement following the meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations in Jeddah.

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Ukraine is already feeling the first effects of the suspension of US aid after a row between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump. However, Ukrainians will not stop fighting, Ukrainian ex-envoy Taras Steckiv told Novinky. According to him, the US president is not interested in lasting peace, but wants to boast that he managed to end the war.

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What's so special about Ukraine's minerals? A geologist explains

Ukraine's minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after?

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Why Ukraine’s minerals are so special – and why Trump wants them so much

The minerals have become central to global politics, writes Munira Raji

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Donald Trump is betting that his strategy of maximum pressure on Volodimir Zelenski will take effect in the meetings that begin this Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. The suspension of military aid, the abrupt cut in the exchange of intelligence and the constant public criticisms and disappointments of the Ukrainian leader seek to force him to accept a cease-fire in increasingly demanding terms.With Russia consolidated in the occupied territory since his…

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Is Trump’s Mineral Deal Unprecedented? Not Exactly.

When you read about the mineral agreement at the heart of negotiations between the U.S. and Ukraine, you might be left with the impression that the deal, in which the U.S. would gain the rights to a stream of profits from the sale of Ukrainian minerals—everything from rare earths and lithium to other newly mined resources—is totally unprecedented.Some frame this as a form of expropriation or extortion, imperial in its scope. Others ask questions…