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Trump eyes Ukraine metals in exchange for aid
US president Donald Trump wants to secure access to Ukrainian critical metals in exchange for continued support in its war against Russia. "I want to have security of rare earth," Trump said at the White House on Monday. "We are putting in hundreds of billions of dollars and [Ukraine has] great rare earth. And I want security of the rare earth and they're willing to do it." In order to obtain access to what Trump is calling rare earth, he seeks to negotiate with Ukraine over continued funding. As of 23 October, 2024, the US had appropriated $174bn in supplemental funding in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ... (full story)