On February 16th, four US officials revealed that the Trump administration has suggested that Ukraine grant the United States 50% ownership of rare earth mines. If Ukraine reaches an agreement with Russia to end the conflict, the United States is willing to deploy US troops in Ukraine to guard these rare earth mines. The two officials said that the agreement on the ownership of rare earth minerals would be a way for Ukraine to repay billions of dollars of weapons and support provided to Ukraine by the United States since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022.
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