Russian President Vladimir Putin met with officers on Feb. 24 to debate uncommon earth metals manufacturing, calling it a strategic reserve essential for Russia's financial progress and world competitiveness.
He emphasised the significance of the newly launched nationwide challenge, "New Supplies and Chemistry," which goals to strengthen the home business. The initiative seeks to develop a full-cycle uncommon and rare-earth metals sector, from extraction to high-tech manufacturing, with a major improve in manufacturing.
In an interview with Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin revealed on the identical day, Putin adopted up on the minerals matter, including that any potential settlement between the U.S. and Ukraine over pure sources wouldn’t have an effect on Russia.
He identified that Russia has considerably bigger reserves of uncommon earth metals than Ukraine is open to working with international companions in growing uncommon earth deposits, together with within the occupied elements of Ukraine which Putin referred to as "newly managed areas."
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy
Putin additionally instructed that U.S. President Donald Trump has higher freedom in dealing with Russia's struggle in opposition to Ukraine than European leaders.
"He doesn’t simply say what he thinks—he does what he needs. That’s the privilege of the chief of an awesome energy," Putin mentioned. Whereas Russia and the U.S. should restore mutual belief, he added that no substantial talks with Trump on Ukraine had taken place.
Putin additionally claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky has grow to be a "poisonous determine for Ukraine’s armed forces who blocks peace efforts and weakens his nation." He blamed Zelensky’s "absurd orders" for the navy's "catastrophic losses" and accused the Ukrainian president of avoiding negotiations to delay elections.
Putin went on to dismiss Europe's issues over U.S.-Russia talks. "No person can demand something from Russia, particularly not Europe. Allow them to make calls for of another person. For hundreds of years, they’ve been making calls for of their vassals—now their very own individuals are making calls for of them. They need to sit at dwelling and take into consideration how they ended up on this state of affairs," he mentioned.
Putin additionally welcomed Trump’s proposal to chop protection spending, suggesting that Russia and the U.S. may comply with a 50% discount.
The Kyiv IndependentAntonina Andriichuk
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