US President Donald Trump has revealed his curiosity in hanging an settlement with Ukraine to accumulate uncommon earth metals and different assets in return for arms provides.

Supply: Trump informed reporters on the White Home on Monday, as reported by European Pravda, citing AFP

Particulars: Trump stated that Ukraine has "very invaluable uncommon earths" and the US needs its investments to be "assured" to some extent.

"We're seeking to do a cope with Ukraine, the place they're going to safe what we're giving them with their uncommon earths and different issues," he stated with out elaborating.

The US president additionally reiterated his frustration that Europe doesn’t match the extent of army help the USA supplies to Ukraine.

"Now we have an ocean in between, they don't… It's extra essential for them than it’s for us. However they’re approach beneath us when it comes to cash [assistance to Ukraine – ed.] and they need to be paying at the very least equal," Trump stated.

Background:

• As a part of the Victory Plan offered final 12 months, Kyiv urged that the EU and the US signal agreements for investments in Ukraine's uranium, titanium, and lithium mining.
• Trump has not beforehand dominated out the potential for buying US-made weapons for Ukraine with funds generated by frozen Russian property.

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