The United States will soon conclude an agreement with Ukraine to access its metals of rare soils. This was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump when he signed a return on the White House to increase the home production of critical raw materials. TASR reports according to AFP.
The conclusion of this agreement between the US and Ukraine was to take place at the end of February, when the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj was visiting the White House. His meeting with Trump and representatives of the US administration, however, resulted in a sharp rupture in live broadcast and ended prematurely.
“We are signing agreements in various places to make precious soil and minerals available and many other things around the world, but especially in Ukraine. One of the things we do is to sign a deal about rare soils with Ukraine, which is of great value in this area, appreciating.”
According to AFP, the head of the White House is pushing the Ukrainian leader to sign economic agreements that would compensate for the United States to support Ukraine defending the aggression of the Russian army. The Greeny’s agreement on rare soils had previously been rejected because it did not contain security guarantees that would discourage Russia from further attacks.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that the discussion between the US and Ukraine has shifted to “Framework of Agreement on Minerals” and are currently focusing on a “long -term peace agreement”.
Elements of rare soils in Ukraine are largely unused because of war and because of the state policy regulating mineral industry. For the time being, Ukraine has no plans for the development of rare earth mining.
However, the deposits of mineral materials are located throughout Ukraine and are probably quite rich. Titanus supplies – a key component for the air, medical and automotive industry – are among the largest in Europe. Ukraine also has one of the largest known European lithium reserves, which is needed to produce batteries, ceramics and glass.
