Mehr News Agency states that US President Donald Trump supposedly told Kiev earlier last month that it should use its natural riches to pay for Washington's help.
The enormous potential of Ukraine as a major worldwide provider of critical raw materials required for renewable energy, defense, and technology is highlighted in the 2024 World Economic Forum study.
Titanium and lithium, two minerals vital to many different sectors, are most abundant in Ukraine. Beryllium, gallium, uranium, nickel, and manganese are among the key minerals that Kiev is said to have substantial amounts of (RT, 2019).
A Washington Post journalist named Josh Rogin claims that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine refused to sign a treaty giving the United States rights to half of Ukraine's potential mineral riches.
According to reports, this transpired at the Munich Security Conference, when a delegation from the United States Congress handed the document to Zelensky.
According to Rogin, the United States wanted to gain a foothold in Ukraine's rich mineral deposits, which contain lithium, titanium, and other essential elements. It should be mentioned that the matter of Ukraine's mineral resources has been raised previously.
Just last month, Trump made the comment that, in return for continuous military aid, the United States should be able to access Ukraine's rare earth metals. But Zelensky seems to be ignoring these advances-for the time being, anyway.
Some reports said that Ukrainian President Zelensky felt forced into signing a proposal without having had time to consider it, and that he refused to do so because he thought the offer was unfairly biased. It seems that there are some details that Kiev needs to finish settling before proceeding.
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