Trump wants Ukraine to supply rare earth minerals to U.S. in exchange for future aid

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The United States wants to block China's access to Ukraine's natural resources, says Professor Teivo Teivainen.

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Donald Trump wants to link US military aid to access rights for rare earths in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin's Russian regime also has the metals in its sights.

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What are rare earth minerals? Why does US President Trump want Ukraine’s?

The self-proclaimed dealmaker says Washington should have access to Ukraine’s riches in exchange for wartime aid.

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Possible U.S. Econ Benefits of Ukraine Rare Earths

For years, American foreign aid has followed a simple, unquestioned rule: the United States gives, and a motley assortment of allies and opportunistic nation-states take. Aside from vague diplomatic a

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Ukraine's options: How to maintain US support in the age of Trump?

What goes for Greenland and Gaza also goes for Ukraine?With the third anniversary of Russia’s all-out invasion approaching and Kyiv on the back foot, allies scrambling to figure out the ‘art of the deal’ power plays of a U.S. president they thought they already knew. Do you placate or push back? Ukraine’s president’s been showing transactional flair by vaunting his country’s rare minerals in exchange for protection from Putin.Zelensky who now op…

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Ukraine Open to Trump's Rare Earth Mineral Deal

There's already a flurry of diplomatic wrangling, backchannel talks, and public posturing ongoing between Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv, to figure out how to halt the nearly 3-year-old all-out Russian war on Ukraine. Now add this to the mix: U.S. President Donald Trump wants to condition future U.S. aid to Ukraine on getting more access to the country's valuable "rare earth" minerals -- minerals that are in increasing demand for batteries, comput…