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The U.S. president said he wanted Ukraine to supply the U.S. with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGE: AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pored over a once-classified map of vast deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals during an interview with Reuters on Friday, part of a push to appeal to Donald Trump’s penchant for a deal.
The U.S. president, whose administration is pressing for a rapid end to Ukraine’s war with Russia, said on Monday he wanted Ukraine to supply the U.S. with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)
