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| Trump's 'rare' price for US military aid to Ukraine called 'fair' by Zelenskyy |
| 2025-02-05 |
| [FoxNews] Zelenskyy said Ukraine was open to trading critical raw earth materials in exchange for US military aid. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 And refine the ore there instead of outsourcing the task to China? RETRO What China’s Ban on Rare Earths Processing Technology Exports Means At present China produces 60 percent of the world’s rare earths but processes nearly 90 percent, which means that it is importing rare earths from other countries and processing them. This has given China a near monopoly. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-05 07:19 |