US EditionTrump wants Ukraine to supply rare earth minerals to U.S. in exchange for future aid
- President Donald Trump wants access to Ukraine's rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for military aid to Kyiv.
- Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 50 critical materials, according to the Ukrainian government.
- Zelenskyy’s office welcomed Trump’s comments as part of the Victory Plan presented to him in the fall.
- Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska stated that a deal for US investment in Ukraine’s mining sector would benefit both sides.
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Trump’s Ukraine Deal Could Give Russia Everything It Wants
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday, September 26, 2024. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may be on the verge of signing an agreement that would see continued American aid for the embattled democracy in exchange for some kind of preferential access to the country’s mineral resources. While …
US to 'get back' money spent on aid to Kiev
The US is going to "get back" the money it has spent on military and financial assistance to Kiev through the upcoming mineral deal with Ukraine, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday ahead of his first cabinet meeting. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky will travel to Washington on Friday to sign the agreement, Trump added. Trump had initially demanded the equivalent of up to $500 billion worth of natural resources as compensation for the aid provi…
The United States wants to block China's access to Ukraine's natural resources, says Professor Teivo Teivainen.
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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