Agreement to be reached
Trump wants rare earths from Ukraine in return for US aid
US head of state Donald Trump wants to oblige war-torn Ukraine to deliver rare earths to Washington in return for aid from the United States. The US government now wants to negotiate a corresponding agreement with Kiev.
It would be an "exchange for what we give them", Trump explained in an interview with reporters in Washington. According to the Republican, the government in Kiev is willing to do this.
Rare earths are metals that are needed for the production of smartphones, electric cars and other high-tech products. They are mainly mined by the Chinese. Ukraine has around five percent of the world's mineral resources.
The USA has so far been the most important supporter
The US President has repeatedly expressed his disapproval of the billions in aid for Ukraine. The USA has been Ukraine's most important supporter in the fight against the Russian war of aggression, which has been going on for almost three years. Kiev fears that it could be forced to make far-reaching concessions to Moscow.
Trump said on Sunday that the US government was planning "meetings and discussions with various players, including Russia and Ukraine". "I think those discussions are going pretty well," he added.
Before taking office on January 20, Trump had announced that he wanted to end the war in Ukraine as soon as he returned to the White House. After being sworn in, he threatened Moscow with tougher sanctions and tariffs if the war in Ukraine was not ended soon.
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