Zelenskyy: Russia has seized less than 20% of Ukraine’s mineral resources
Pravda Ukraine
The Russians have seized less than 20% of Ukraine’s mineral resources, but the country still needs help to protect what remains.
Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Reuters
Quote: “If we consider that around 20% of our land has been occupied, they certainly haven’t seized 20% of our mineral resources. So far, it’s less,” said the president.
He stressed that the remaining resources in Ukraine are in urgent need of protection.
Quote: “We need to stop Putin and protect what we have. There are significant resources in the Dnipro region, central Ukraine, and the west. Unfortunately, we’ve lost coal, but I know they’ve also lost a lot because they didn’t know how to manage the mines and ended up flooding many of them.”
Background: US President Donald Trump stated that he is interested in negotiating an agreement with Ukraine for the acquisition of rare earth metals and other resources in exchange for weapons supplies.
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