U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted Ukraine to supply the country with rare earths in return for financially supporting Kyiv's war effort against Russia. The remark appears to overlap with part of a war strategy,

President Donald Trump came out on Feb. 3 saying he was looking to cut a deal with Ukraine by giving the war-torn country weapons and aid in return for its “rare earths and other things.” "We're looking to do a deal with Ukraine,

The U.S. president’s transactional approach builds on a suggestion Kyiv set out in its “Victory Plan” aimed at retaining U.S. support.