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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Munira Raji

Why Ukraine’s 2.5-bn-year-old minerals are so important – and why Trump wants them

Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them.

On April 30, Ukraine’s prime minister Denys Shmyhal said a minerals deal could be signed within the next 24 hours after the final details were worked out.

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