Diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth. This fact would likely pass muster at your local trivia night, but scientists ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not ready to accept a minerals deal with the US as Ukraine ... which started when Russia launched a full-scale invasion three years ago. Speaking on Friday evening, Mr ...

Zelensky on Sunday also pushed back against Trump’s demand for a $500 billion share of Ukraine’s deposits of rare earths and other minerals as part of a draft “deal” Trump said would ...

A draft deal between the United States and Ukraine over rare earth minerals and other natural ... “Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale aggression, I underscored Ukraine ...

Ukraine has tried to resist bending to American demands on natural resources, but has faced intense pressure from President Trump, who views access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth as necessary ...

Advt The study points out that global mineral processing is highly concentrated in a few countries, particularly China, which refines nearly 60% of the world’s lithium supply. The absence of ...

Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to sign away nearly half of his country’s rare earth minerals for very few future guarantees is one of many reasons why Trump has been driven into a rage at his ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are in discussions regarding an agreement that would grant the United States access to Ukraine’s critical minerals and other ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent. Photo: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty ...

Ukraine’s mineral resources are located across the country but since the full-scale invasion in 2022, upwards of 20 per cent are located in areas under Russian control, according to Kyiv’s ...

Trump previously said he wants Ukraine to pay for financial and military support by affording Washington access to the country’s vast but untapped rare earth minerals. However, new documents ...