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From the New York Times: President Trump said Monday he wants to strike a deal with Ukraine whereby Kyiv would supply the United States with rare earth minerals in exchange for American aid, offering the clearest sign yet of his transactional approach to supporting the war-torn nation.
“We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things,” Mr. Trump said from the Oval Office, where he was signing executive orders. “We want a guarantee.”
Ukraine is rich in rare earth minerals such as lithium, uranium and titanium, which are crucial for manufacturing a broad range of modern products including electric car motors and wind turbines.
While speaking with reporters on Monday, Trump noted that the U.S. has been giving money to Ukraine “hand over fist” and giving them equipment, and European countries are not giving near as much.
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Donald Trump: Ukraine has a lot of rare earth minerals. After all that money we gave them, we want some of those minerals.
“Europe is not keeping up with us. They should EQUALIZE. We have an ocean in between. They don’t. It’s more important for them than it is for us…They… pic.twitter.com/0OhEHSLXdL
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