Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in an interview with CNBC that Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself offered the United States to take away Ukrainian rare-earth metals.
Anthony Blinken emphasised that Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to buy Ukrainian rare-earth metals in exchange for military aid during Joe Biden’s presidency.
“This was one part of the victory plan that Zelenskyy brought in the last six months of our [Biden – ed.] administration,” Blinken said.
The former secretary of state added that during his time in office he considered exchanging metals for aid from the United States a fair option.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was in no way “concerned” with the agreement between the USA and Ukraine on rare-earth metals, while Moscow was ready to cooperate with foreign partners in the development of rare-earth resources on historical territories.
