German chancellor criticizes Trump's demand for Ukrainian rare earths in exchange for U.S. aid, emphasizing selflessness in helping Ukraine.

Ukraine, which is heavily reliant on Western weapons to fend off Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing full-scale invasion, faces a critical situation as resource-rich areas, like the Krutaja Balka site near Berdyansk on the country's southeastern coast, remain under Russian occupation.

Chancellor Scholz criticizes Trump's proposal for Ukraine to trade its rare earth minerals to US in exchange for military aid, calling this approach ‘selfish’ - Anadolu Ajansı

The U.S. president’s relentless pursuit of raw materials is storing up trouble for Greenland, but could well be good news for Ukraine.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a Feb. 8 interview that discussions over Germany potentially deploying its peacekeeping troops to Ukraine are "premature and inappropriate." He told the German newspaper RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) that "first there needs to be an end to the conflict and real negotiations,