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A day after the US cuts military aid, Zelensky is all of a sudden read to negotiate peace and sign the minerals deal (www.cnn.com)

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“None of us wants an endless war,” he added. “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.”

“Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format. We see this agreement as a step toward greater security and solid security guarantees, and I truly hope it will work effectively,” he said.

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[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do the minerals even exist?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A fun fact is that rare earth minerals aren't actually all that rare. The tricky part lies in processing which China happens to dominate.

[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In that case, is this a smokescreen for the real objective of processing rare earth minerals in Ukraine due to it's negative impact on the environment?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hard to say, there could just be genuine lack of understanding of how these things work too.

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

See Trump calling them "raw earth minerals"

[–] LeniX@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

Comparatively rare earth minerals

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