Summary
Russia criticized Trump’s proposal to provide military aid to Ukraine in exchange for access to its rare earth minerals.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned the idea as a commercial transaction rather than genuine support and reiterated Russia’s stance that halting aid would help end the war.
Trump argued that securing Ukraine’s resources, including titanium and lithium, was in U.S. interests.
While Ukraine has not responded, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounced the plan as selfish, noting Ukraine’s need to retain resources for postwar rebuilding.
Rep from heritage foundation: “alright you’ve got a press conference in 20 minutes. Just keep saying rare earth, say we want it, and we’ll give them weapons for it. You’re a champ, here’s a gold star”