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As #Ukraine considered how to sway a #Trump to continue supporting their country, one strategy was to appeal to Trump’s #transactional nature & offer him a deal — rare earth minerals — for aid.
Now Trump says he’s interested.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Trump said the United States wants Ukrainian rare earth minerals — such as #lithium, #uranium & #titanium — in exchange for the #security assistance that Ukraine depends on for its defense against #Russia’s invasion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/04/ukraine-trump-rare-earth-minerals/
Probably of particular interest to #Trump are #Ukraine’s prospective deposits of #lithium — used for high-#tech components, such as those used in microchips & electric cars. #Russia is also interested in Ukraine’s natural resources, & one major lithium reserve is within 10 miles of the front line in the Donetsk region. Analysts have estimated that Moscow has already managed to seize control of more than $12 trillion-worth of Ukrainian #energy assets, metals & minerals.
@Nonilex Hopefully, they'll make sure Trump gets permits in Crimea, to make sure he'll have to go all the way in to maximise his profit ?
(And, perhaps this will keep Trump mind away from Greenland)
@Nonilex Trump interested in lithium for EVs & microchips? How ironic! He rails against the idea of EVs from a climate standpoint, being a staunch climate change denialist, but his pal Elon Musk makes them & profits from them, so needs the lithium.