{"id":1530193,"date":"2025-04-14T03:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1530193"},"modified":"2025-04-14T03:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:10:00","slug":"how-the-ukraine-minerals-deal-supports-us-strategy-and-ukrainian-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/how-the-ukraine-minerals-deal-supports-us-strategy-and-ukrainian-security\/1530193\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy And Ukrainian Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

How The Ukraine Minerals Deal Supports US Strategy And Ukrainian Security<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Milo Austin and WIlson Beaver via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

China currently has a\u00a0significant advantage<\/a>\u00a0over the United States in terms of critical minerals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These minerals are \u201ccritical\u201d for the production of\u00a0green energy technology, the semiconductors used in consumer electronics, and military hardware<\/a>\u2014including missiles, aircraft, and ammunition.<\/p>\n

An aerial view shows a dragline excavator operating in an open-pit titanium mine in the Zhytomyr region, Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2025. Roman Pilipey\/AFP via Getty Images<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The PRC controls over 90 percent of the world\u2019s production of gallium, over 80 percent of the production of magnesium, tungsten, and bismuth, and over 70 percent of the production of graphite. <\/strong>China also controls between 40 and 50 percent of the world\u2019s supply of refined rare earth elements. Domestic production of critical minerals is comparatively weak, and the construction of new mines was repeatedly\u00a0blocked<\/a>\u00a0by the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

If we are to successfully counter\u00a0Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific<\/a>, it is imperative that we secure new sources of critical minerals and grow our ability to refine them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In light of these challenges, President Donald Trump has indicated his intent to promote the production of critical minerals both at home and abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ukraine minerals deal, which will set up a \u201creconstruction investment fund<\/a>\u201d with the revenues from Ukrainian government-owned natural resources, is a significant step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

The deal accomplishes several important goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First,<\/strong> it provides capital for the reconstruction of Ukraine\u2019s devastated infrastructure and is designed to attract additional private sector investment, giving Ukraine a path toward financial recovery from the war.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong> it compensates the U.S. for\u00a0billions of dollars\u2019 worth<\/a>\u00a0of military and financial assistance provided to Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion.<\/p>\n

Third,<\/strong> it will create\u00a0Western buy-in<\/a>\u00a0for the region\u2019s stability<\/strong> that could deter future Russian aggression in lieu of a formal security guarantee.<\/p>\n

Finally, and most importantly, it will give the U.S. a new source of the critical minerals and rare earth elements needed to\u00a0expand semiconductor production<\/a>\u00a0and rebuild and modernize the military.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is of particular importance because it is one of the most resource-rich countries in Europe.<\/strong> The Ukrainian government estimates that the country contains\u00a05 percent of the world\u2019s critical minerals<\/a>, with large deposits of graphite, titanium, lithium, beryllium, uranium, and rare earth elements. Moreover, because of a lack of capital and sophisticated mining technology, only 15 percent of deposits were being exploited when the invasion began in 2022.<\/p>\n

According to the director of a Ukrainian graphite factory, 70 percent of Ukraine\u2019s critical minerals\u00a0have not been mined<\/a>. Up to $350 billion worth of these minerals are found in areas under Russian occupation, but the remainder are still accessible to foreign and domestic mining interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The deal is good for both Ukraine and for the United States, and ought to move forward.<\/p>\n

Reprinted by permission from The Daily Signal<\/a>, a publication of The Heritage Foundation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times or ZeroHedge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 04\/13\/2025 – 23:10<\/span><\/p>\n

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