“If not, we’re stupid. I told them we have to do — “We have to get something. We have to do this money.” You can’t keep paying,” he added.
Ukraine holds huge deposits of key elements and minerals, ranging from lithium to titanium. This is essential for the production of modern technology. It also has a vast amount of coal reserves, as well as oil, gas and uranium, but many of these are located in territory under Russian control.
Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelenkie is hanging to allow the United States to develop its country’s natural resources as a tactic to keep Trump alive. The idea was also part of Ukraine’s “Victory Plan,” a list of economic and security policies that Zelensky presented to allies last year, aimed at securing peace with Russia.
“Americans should help the most, and therefore Americans should make the most,” Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters on Friday. “I would like to talk about this with President Trump too.”
Trump, who wants to beat China in the global resource race, has previously expressed his desire to capitalize on the abundance of Ukraine’s minerals.
Earlier this month, he told reporters in the oval office:
His comments sparked a backlash from German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz.
