A senior Russian official slammed United States President Donald Trump’s proposal that he could militarily aid Ukraine in exchange for access to its valuable mineral rights.
Trump announced Monday that he was “looking to do a deal with Ukraine” in which the U.S. would provide military aid for the war against Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for Ukraine’s “rare earths.”
They have great rare earths, and I want security of the rare earths,” he said in Washington, adding that Ukraine is “willing to do it.”
Some of the critical minerals are in areas currently under occupation by Russia, which has been waging war on Ukraine since 2014 and launched a full-scale invasion in 2022.
Ukraine has not yet commented on Trump’s proposal, but sharing resources with allies is part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan” for the war against Russia.
US President Donald Trump’s offer to provide Ukraine with military assistance in return for access to Ukraine’s priceless mineral rights was criticized by a senior Russian official.
According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, “if we call things as they are, this is a proposal to buy help — in other words, not to give it unconditionally, or for some other reasons, but specifically to provide it on a commercial basis,” said reporters on Tuesday.
Regarding a conflict that Russia started, he continued, “It would be better of course for the assistance to not be provided at all, as that would contribute to the end of this conflict.”.
Trump declared on Monday that he was “looking to do a deal with Ukraine” whereby the U.S. S. would trade Ukraine’s “rare earths” for military support in the conflict against Russian President Vladimir Putin. “..”.
Numerous billions of dollars are being invested. In Washington, he declared, “They have great rare earths, and I want security of the rare earths,” adding that Ukraine is “willing to do it.”. “..”.
The strategic uranium, lithium, graphite, and titanium reserves that Ukraine possesses are essential to its long-term economic stability and may be taken into consideration when weighing short-term assistance against long-term resource sovereignty. Some of the vital minerals are located in regions that Russia, which has been at war with Ukraine since 2014 and began a full-scale invasion in 2022, currently occupies.
Although Ukraine has not yet responded to Trump’s proposal, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan” for the war against Russia includes pooling resources with allies.
Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, denounced Trump’s proposal as “very egotistic, very self-centered,” claiming that Ukraine would require its natural resources to fund reconstruction after the war.
