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Ukraine’s earth minerals and why Trump wants them

11 min • 21 februari 2025

After a week of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky trading barbs, US officials are still convinced a deal to access Ukraine’s rare earth minerals is a key part of any peace with Russia. In today’s episode with the Times’s World Affairs Editor Catherine Philp, we unpack why Ukraine is opposed, whether it will create any deterrent to Vladimir Putin, and how it helps Donald Trump’s trade war with China.


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