Russia and the United States began discussions about projects on rare-earth metals, said the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIP), the president’s special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev in an interview with Izvestia. Foreigned metals-an important field for cooperation, and, of course, we began discussions about various discussions about various rare earth metals and projects in Russia. Other details are not given. At what stage these discussions are located and between whom they are underway is not specified. On February 24, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of the sector of rare -earth metals, in which the deputy head of the government, ministers of industry and natural resources and the Rosatoma general director participated. Later, in an interview with the reporter, Pavel Zarubin Putin said that “we would be ready to offer (cooperation) to American partners.” “We, of course, have an order of magnitude – I want to emphasize this – an order of magnitude more resources of this kind than in Ukraine. Russia is one of the unconditional leaders in the reserves of these rare and rare-earth metals, ”said Putin. Subsequently, the Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov explained that it was about the“ potential opportunity ”of cooperation with the United States in the field of rare-earth metals. “There are great opportunities for cooperation in various fields, in various territories, vast territories of the Russian Federation. Including new regions, ”Peskov said. The manner of access to rare earth metals is now being discussed between the United States and Ukraine. This idea was also proposed by Zelensky in his “Plan of Victory”. Later, following the results of the discussion with the American side, he was supposed to sign it on February 28 in the White House, but the signing fell off after a skirmish with Donald Trump and US Vice President Jay Di Wanses. Now the parties are discussing a new draft transaction, which, according to sources, also includes oil and gas – and already throughout the country. What is wrong with transactions for rare -earth metals between the USA, Ukraine and Russia? And why are they more symbolic in nature? Explains Mikhail Korostikov (Carnegie Politika) What is wrong with transactions for rare -earth metals between the USA, Ukraine and Russia? And why are they more symbolic in nature? Explains Mikhail Korostikov (Carnegie Politika) (Tagstotranslate) News
