What are Ukraine’s critical minerals – and why does Trump want them?

Zelenskyy has rebuffed US’s initial attempt to take control of minerals as downpayment for its aid in war with RussiaEurope live – latest updatesUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has rebuffed an initial attempt by the US to corner his country’s critical minerals as a downpayment for continued military and economic aid for its war with Russia.Three sources told the Reuters news agency that the US had proposed taking ownership of 50% of Ukraine’s critical mine