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US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple

Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

A dragline excavator mines rare earth materials in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine on Feb. 25, 2025.Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine’s war with Russia.

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