America/Ukraine Mineral Deal

[Hymie]

Trump wants Zelensky to agree to a deal that would allow the USA to exploit rare earth mineral deposits in Ukraine, in return for their continued support in the war against Russia.

 

News reports indicate that Zelensky is agreeable to such a deal, which would allow Trump to claim that the US is getting something in return for the cost (to them) of the war.

 

But according to this youtube video, that is all Trump/America would be getting (to make the claim that the US is getting something in return – when actually they are getting nothing).

 

According to the minerals expert (Jack Lifton) in the video, there are no rare earth mineral deposits in Ukraine (or at least, no more than anywhere else in the world).

 

I suspect once such a deal is signed, and someone points this out – Trump will claim it to be fake news.

 

 

[Buenchico]

The Ukrainian Geological Survey was compiling and publishing data well before the conflict with Russia, so I see no reason to doubt their figures:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-ukraines-mineral-resources/

[Spungle]

Have a read of this- this is the ACTUAL text of the deal (Signed by the First Dep PM of Ukraine): 

www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles/2025/02/26/7205922/

This may save you pointless speculation. 

[naomi24]

Link not working.  I'll have a go.

 

https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles/2025/02/26/7205922/

 

 

 

[Spungle]

Thankyou Naomi- while we're at it, this is helpful too:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-deal-trump-zelensky-rare-earth-russia-b2706541.html

 

[Ken4155]

Chris, i was reading that very same report earlier today as i intended to get ivolved in another thread. Then i got distracted and forgot all about it.

[Stableford]

Gospel according to the BBC-  "Kyiv estimates that about 5% of the world's "critical raw materials" are in Ukraine.

This includes some 19 million tonnes of proven reserves of graphite, which the Ukrainian Geological Survey state agency says makes the nation "one of the top five leading countries" for the supply of the mineral. Graphite is used to make batteries for electric vehicles.

Ukraine also has significant deposits of titanium and lithium. It says it has substantial amounts of the world's rare earth metals - a group of 17 elements that are used to produce weapons, wind turbines, electronics and other products vital in the modern world."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn527pz54neo