2 h. ago Putin offers to sell rare earth minerals to US, including from Russian

Donald Trump says he hopes ‘major economic development transactions with Russia’ will take placeMacron warns against ‘surrender’ in UkraineThe Ukrainian military has said Russia launched an overnight attack using seven missiles and 213 drones.Ukraine’s air force shot down six missiles and 133 drones, the military said. Another 79 drones did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic warfare, it added. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russian forces ‘capture another settlement in eastern Ukraine’

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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7 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals: Where are they and why does Trump want them as agreement looms?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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22 h. ago ‘Toddler management’ of Trump may be behind Ukraine’s hints at rare earth minerals deal

There is a rapidly evolving pan-European effort to gently massage Donald Trump’s ego as talks between Europe, US, Ukraine and Russia reach a crucial stage

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38 h. ago Ukraine war in numbers: Full toll of Russia’s invasion, three years on

Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, 2022. Alicja Hagopian and Tom Watling report on the many costs of Putin’s war

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63 h. ago Donald Trump vows to 'get our money back' from Ukraine in deal with war criminal Putin

While speaking at the Republican CPAC conference, Donald Trump said he wants the US to get 'rare Earth and oil' from Ukraine after Joe Biden gave the country $350billion

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68 h. ago Zelensky 'refuses to sign' US surrender deal as Trump rages at Ukraine 'theatre kid'

Donald Trump has made several scathing comments against Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and says he will only support Kyiv's war in exchange for access to the country's mineral resources

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3 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russia ‘captures another village in Eastern Ukraine’

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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3 d. ago Mike Waltz insists Ukraine will sign mineral deal — and Trump will get a Nobel Peace Prize when war’s over

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously rejected an agreement for American control of much of his country’s rare earth minerals

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3 d. ago Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’

National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiationsThe White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Friday that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was expected to sign a minerals agreement with the United States imminently, as part of broader negotiations to end the war with Russia.“Here’s the bottom line: President Zelenskyy is going to sign that deal, and you will see that in the very short term,” Waltz said during remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russia claims to have taken control of two more east Ukrainian villages

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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5 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russia claims it is advancing in all directions

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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6 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russian launches barrage of drones on Odesa

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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6 d. ago Voices: Ukraine cannot afford to let Donald Trump near its precious natural resources

Donald Trump’s demand for $500 billion in Ukrainian rare earth minerals as payback for military support during the war with Russia is unprecedented, says historian James Holland – more egregious even than the deal brokered 80 years ago to punish a defeated Germany

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7 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russian claims control of settlement in east

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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7 d. ago Ukraine frontline latest: Russian drone attack injures civilians in Dolynska

Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine

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7 d. ago Trump ‘wants 50% cut’ of Ukraine’s mineral riches in return for peace

Trump previously said he wants Ukraine to pay for US support by affording Washington access to the country’s vast but untapped rare earth minerals

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8 d. ago Mapped: Where are Ukraine’s rare earth mineral resources and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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