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Trump Says He Wants Ukraine To Guarantee Access To Rare Earth Minerals in Exchange for Military Aid (news.antiwar.com)

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has frequently brought up Ukraine's rare earth minerals as a reason to continue fueling the proxy war.

"This war is about money. People don't talk much about it. But you know, the richest country in all of Europe for rare earth minerals is Ukraine. Two to seven trillion dollars' worth of minerals that are rare earth minerals, very relevant to the 21st century," Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity in November. "Ukraine's ready to do a deal with us, not the Russians. So it's in our interest to make sure that Russia doesn't take over the place."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Commentators here seem to be missing the main point - Trump is simply responding positively to Zelensky’s offer.

I'm not sure I understand why you think that's the 'main' point, it sounds like you mean this was all at Ukraine's initiative. But I think the real story is that it has traction because, well, you need two sides to make a deal, and the game changer is Trump's affirmative interest, which escalates this from offer to mutual interest.