Donald Trump, who has long criticized US aid to Ukraine, from the beginning of the fight against the Russian invasion, implied that, in early February, who wants access to Ukrainian mineral resources, as a condition for the maintenance of the maintenance American support.
“Part of this money will serve to reimburse the US taxpayer of the thousands of dollars that have been spent in this country,” said Marco Rubio, during a radio interview, after Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian homologist Vladimir Putin the day before.
Another part, he said, “will be reinvested in Ukraine to rebuild what was destroyed.”
Also on Wednesday, the White House stated that Ukraine should give the Russian Federation territory, but with Rubio to say that the United States has “interest in long-term independence” in the country.
“I hope we will soon have news on this subject: the possibility of establishing a partnership with Ukraine, a joint company, or something of the genre, for these mining rights, all the mineral resources it has,” he said.
Trump, who has long criticized US aid to Ukraine, from the beginning of the fight against Russian invasion, implied that in early February he wants access to Ukrainian mineral resources, as a condition for maintaining support American.
Ukraine has important features such as lithium and titanium, which are essential for sectors such as aerospace and electric vehicles.
