It was pitched by Zelensky as a bluff to ensure continuing of aid.
— Dr S Maitra (@MrMaitra) February 19, 2025
called the bluff with the letter asking for 50 percent ownership of all minerals and mining. *****huulOmfPtW
Having covered Ukraine off and on for years, it surprised me that Ukraine would be brimming with rare earth minerals that the country's oligarchs hadn't already captured. The disinformation is out of contnrol. *****Bc2uK5q6dG
— Stephanie Baker (@StephaniBaker) February 19, 2025
...Also, Ukraine doesn't really have any commercial rare earth reserves, and not much mineral wealth beyond coal and iron ore (OK, it also has the world's 10th largest titanium reserves, about a third of those of Madagascar which is number 9).
— Leonid Bershidskiy (@Bershidsky) February 19, 2025
