Shafaq News/ US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he wantsUkraine to supply the United States with rare earth minerals as compensationfor Washington’s financial support of the country’s war efforts against Russia.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump stated that Ukraine waswilling to cooperate and reiterated his demand for "equalization"from Ukraine for the "close to $300 billion" in aid provided by theUS.
Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the level of support from Europeanpartners, arguing that the US had contributed more in military and economicassistance. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going tosecure what we’re giving them with their rare earth and other things,” he said.
"We want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee. We want aguarantee. We're giving them money, we're giving them equipment. Europe is notkeeping up with us ... they should equalize. They should pay equal to us,"Trump added.
Rare earth minerals, a group of 17 metals crucial for the production ofelectric vehicles, cellphones, and other electronics, are in high demand due totheir lack of known substitutes. Ukraine holds significant deposits of uranium,lithium, and titanium, which could be strategically valuable for such anarrangement.
The US currently has only oneoperational rare earth mine and limited processing capacity, although multiplecompanies are working to expand domestic production. Meanwhile, China remainsthe world's largest producer of rare earths and other critical minerals.
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