Ukraine-Russia war | Zelenski, ready to negotiate directly with Putin “if it’s the only way” for peace

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has declared that he wants to reach an agreement to have access to the rare earth minerals present in Ukraine as a payment for financially supporting the Ukrainian government in the framework of the Russian invasion, initiated on January 24 of 2022 by order of the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

“We are looking to reach an agreement with Ukraine, where they ensure what we are giving them with their ‘rare earth’ and other things. (…) We are putting hundreds of billions of dollars. They have excellent ‘rare earths’. And I want ‘rare earth’ security, and they are willing to do so, “he said in statements to the press from the oval office.

Trump has complained that Europe has not provided kyiv the same level of financing as the United States: “We have an ocean in the middle. They are not more important for them than for us,” he said. The White House tenant has also criticized on several occasions the burden that represents the delivery of aid to Ukraine, although so far he has not given details about his plans to stop or continue the help since he assumed the position.

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