“We say Ukraine has very valuable uncommon earth metals. We want them to pawn it as a guarantee. We want a warrant due to the fact that we give them money in handfuls," said Donald Trump erstwhile signing regulations, including the establishment of a state property fund.
— So we are trying to make a deal with Ukraine, where they will safe what we give them utilizing their uncommon earth metals and another things," he added.
Trump did not give details of how specified an agreement would look, but added that Kiev was interested.
The discussions on Ukraine go “all right”
On Sunday, during a ten-minute gathering with journalists at Andrews Airport in Maryland after returning from a weekend stay in Florida, Donald Trump addressed a number of issues over fresh days.
– We deal with Ukraine and Russia. We have scheduled meetings and talks with various parties, including Ukraine and Russia. And I think these discussions are going rather well – he reported without giving any additional details.
The argument about valuable minerals does not first appear
Trump's close ally Senator Lindsey Graham pointed to Ukrainian deposits of valuable minerals and elements – crucial in the production of electronic bands – as an argument in favour of the US's necessity to defend Ukraine.
Prior to Trump becoming president, akin arguments were utilized to support Ukraine's conservatives, including writer Marc Theissen, who estimated the value of Ukrainian gas, uranium and minerals deposits at 26 trillion dollars. Theissen asked Trump in the "Washington Post" whether he "wanted Russia and China to win this "scaring of natural resources" or wants to make them with Ukraine, for the sake of the American people".
