President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could stand to gain access to Ukraine’s supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for continued U.S. support for the nation as it continues to face Russian invasion forces.
Speaking with reporters at the White House on Feb. 3, Trump reiterated a complaint that the United States has carried much of the cost to arm and fund Ukraine in the ongoing war and said other nations in Europe should begin to take on a larger share of the burden.
