US President Donald Trump has laid new conditions on further financial and military aid in Ukraine.
On Monday, he told reporters that Washington would support Ukraine in removing Russian aggression only in exchange for rare earth minerals.
Kiev had already indicated that this thesis value for Western support would be ready to reach natural resources. In fact, it was one of the points that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelansky mentioned in the “Vijay Yojana”, which he presented later last year, was still not clear who gave the White House in 2025 in 2025 Opkipai.
At that time, Zelancesi was interacting with Trump, and promised any country ready to support Naviv that “Return on Investment” in his country. While presenting his plan, Heer M.
Indispensable in modern industries
Rare Earth minerals are required to produce many devices, searched as smartphones, electric vehicles and other high-technical products. They are indispensable in arms manufacturing and aerospace industry.
China currently controls the lion part of the rare earth minerals used industrially worldwide. According to one recently Report By the World Economic Forum, it needs about 40% for the thesis resources of the European Union (European Union). Other major providers include Australia, South Africa, Canada and Brazil.
To reduce its frustration over China, the US and European Union have worked together for years to expand and increase the production of important resources in other countries. Thesis metals, include, top, uranium, titanium, lithium, graphite, nickel and aluminum.
Last year, A Study NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence found that the market for important minerals “has exceeded $ 320 billion [€308.7 billion] In the last five years and in the next five, it has doubled again.
Huge wealth of important minerals
NATO experts stated that “the strategic importance of Ukraine’s vital materials cannot be eliminated,” arguing that the country Titanium, Lithium, Berillium, manganese, gallium, uranium, girconium, zicronium, zicronium, ziconium, ziconium , Rare Earth, including zicronium, can become a major supplier of minerals. Aptite, fluorite and nickel. Thesis can make significant contribution to the global supply chain for many, if not, “primarily industrial.
Ukraine’s Titanium reserve is considered the largest in Europe, making some 7% of the global reserve. It is one of some countries, which is titanium mining, for example, a major resource for aerospace, medical, automotive and marine industries.
Around 500,000 tonnes estimated, Ukraine has kept some of Europe’s largest known lithium reserve. This material is important for the production of batteries, ceramic and glass.
Hence Ukraine is the fifth largest producer in the world, which is used for the production of semiconductor and light emitter diodes (LEDs). Finally, Ukraine is a significant supply of neon gas, requested for the production of semiconductors.
The report of the World Economic Forum further found that the European Commission recognized Ukraine as a potential supplier for more than 20 important raw materials. The body recommended that Europe continues to encourage Ukraine to export thesis material, and concluded that Ukraine’s approval for the European Union could strengthen the European economy.
Ukraine for important part of European Union Resource Strategy
Kiev is well aware of its main condition as a potential global supplier of important minerals essential for major industries. At a conference on strategic resources, we construct Ukraine, former Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister of Investment Think Tank co-founder, Olkasandra Kubarkov said, “We are the owners of important resources, we are strategically well with reference Are, our logistics are the infrastructure.
But critics say that the optimal conditions for mining of vital minerals will require financially tolerant tax policy and government inspection, a stable regulatory structure. It is uncertain that the search will still be able to initiate structural changes if the US should gain access to some important natural resources of Ukraine.
Megil, officials in Kiev are already reporting on the first stages and concrete plans: “We are currently making data on Thesis Minerals Public and working on many regulatory and legal measures,” Olena Kramranco, Environment of Ukraine Deputy Minister of Conservation.
He said that the strategic goal “integrates Ukraine in the resource strategy of the European Union.”
Some reserved for Russia
The biggest obstacle to exploit rare earth minerals in Ukraine remains a war of aggression of Russia. There are no reliable numbers available how many rare mineral reserves are under Russian control, or dangerously near the front lines.
Ukrainian experts told DW that they believe that Russia could try to gain at least two lithium reserves. Out of the four going to Ukraine, only two are fixed under Ukrainian control.
The regions of Zaporizhajia and Donnetsk, where the other two reserves are located, are currently under Russian occupation.
This article was original in Ukrainian.
