As Zelenski stressed, Kiev does not propose to "distribute" its resources, but offers them on a mutually beneficial basis. “The Americans have helped us the most and should so gain the most,” said the president of Ukraine, quoted by Reuters.
U.S. president Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he demands Ukraine to safe access to uncommon earth metals In exchange for further military assistance. “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," Trump said.
Volodymyr Zelenski has a proposal for Donald Trump. It's about safety guarantees.
As Reuters reminds, Zelenski had already talked to Trump in the fall of 2024 about making available to Ukrainian uncommon earth metallic deposits crucial for the production of high-performance magnets, electrical motors and consumer electronics, in exchange for safety guarantees.
The president of Ukraine told Reuters that Ukraine has the largest titanium reserves in Europe, essential for the aerospace industry, and uranium, utilized to produce atomic energy and weapons.
– Many titanium deposits are located in northwestern Ukraine, far from fighting – Reuters noted. According to the Ukrainian leader, Russia knew details about the location of key resources in Ukraine from russian geological research, which were taken to Moscow after Kiev declared independency in 1991. any of the deposits are located in Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian troops.
Zelenski besides referred to the proposal to usage extended Ukrainian underground warehouses to store American liquefied natural gas.
— I know that the Trump administration is very interested.... We are ready and willing for contracts to deliver LNG to Ukraine. And of course we will be a hub for Europe as a whole," said the politician.
For Zelenski, it is crucial to meet the president of the United States before Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin. – Otherwise it will look like a dialog about Ukraine without Ukraine – he said.
The U.S. president said he would most likely meet Zelenski in Washington next week. He besides suggested that he might shortly besides meet Vladimir Putin.
