“Otherwise, we are stupid. I told them we have to – “We have to get something.” We cannot continue to pay this money, “he added.
Ukraine has huge deposits of Critical elements and minerals, from lithium to titanium, which are essential for the manufacture of modern technologies. It also has large reserves of coal, as well as oil, gas and uranium, but a large part of this is in the territories under Russian control.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suspended in the United States to develop the natural resources of his country as a tactic to keep Trump next to it. The idea was also part of Ukraine’s “victory plan”, a list of economic and security policies aimed at ensuring fair peace with Russia, which Zelenskyy presented to the allies of the country last year.
“The Americans have helped the most, and therefore the Americans should win the most,” Zelenskyy said on an interview with Reuters. “I would also like to talk about it with President Trump.”
Trump, who hopes to beat China in the world race for resources, has expressed his desire to exploit the mineral abundance of Ukraine before.
Earlier this month, he told journalists from the Oval Office: “We seek to conclude an agreement with Ukraine where they will secure what we give them with their rare land and other things.”
His remarks triggered a backlash by the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who criticized Trump’s transactional policy style as “very selfish, very self -centered”.
