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Russia Seizes Second Largest Lithium Mine In Ukraine, Promised To The U.S

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🇷🇺 Russian forces have seized control of a valuable lithium deposit in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, depriving the country of a critical asset that could have helped support a new economic partnership with the 🇺🇸 United States.

The deposit, just outside the Shevchenko village in western Donetsk, was captured in recent days, according to battlefield maps from independent groups tracking Russian advances through geolocated combat footage. Moscow’s troops seized it as part of their summer offensive, which has achieved steady gains across Donetsk.

Though relatively small — it covers only 100 acres — the deposit was seen by industry analysts as one of Ukraine’s most valuable because of its rich concentration of lithium, a mineral essential for manufacturing advanced technologies such as electric batteries. The United States has designated lithium as critical to its economy and national security.

The Trump administration has aimed to tap into Ukraine’s vast lithium reserves, some of Europe’s largest, through a recently signed landmark agreement granting it front-row access to the country’s mineral wealth.

But the capture of the Shevchenko deposit highlights a core challenge to the deal. The more territory Russian forces seize in Ukraine, the fewer resources Kyiv can offer to Washington.

“If Russian troops go further, capture more and more territory, they will control more and more mineral deposits,” said Mykhailo Zhernov, director of Critical Metals Corp, an American company that used to hold a license to exploit the Shevchenko deposit. “It’s an issue for this deal.”

Yuliia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian economy minister, who signed the deal on behalf of her country, declined through a spokesman to comment on the capture of the deposit, which is the first to fall into Russian hands since the agreement was signed.

The deal establishes a joint U.S.-Ukrainian fund with priority rights to invest in mineral extraction projects in Ukraine. The United States has shown particular interest in tapping Ukraine’s minerals as a way to reduce reliance on China, which dominates global supply chains.

During negotiations over the deal, Ukrainian officials tried to secure more American military support, arguing that it was in the United States’ economic interest to help Ukraine push back Russian forces and retain control of valuable reserves. But Washington consistently refused to tie the minerals deal to additional military support.

Ukrainian officials see the deal as a pathway to securing long-term American support for their war-battered country. In an apparent effort to show the Trump administration that the deal could yield swift results, the Ukrainian government last week approved the first steps to open a large state-owned lithium deposit to private investment.

Ms. Svyrydenko said that site, known as the Dobra lithium field, could become the first project started under the deal. Several investors have already shown interest, including Critical Metals Corp, which, despite the loss of the Shevchenko deposit, remains eager to take part in the U.S.-Ukraine minerals partnership, Mr. Zhernov, the company’s director, said.

Still, industry analysts say the deal faces many hurdles, including complex licensing procedures and outdated geological surveys that cloud the true value of Ukraine’s subsoil.

But perhaps the greatest challenge is Russia’s continued advance on the battlefield.

Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s territory means it already controls many deposits of titanium, manganese and other critical minerals, as shown by a map compiled by the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based research group. Moscow’s forces have also destroyed or captured some of Ukraine’s largest coal mines.

As Russian forces continue to push forward in the east, they are now getting closer to more deposits of titanium and other raw materials such as uranium.

New York Times || Defense Blog

The real earth minerals that Donald trump badly wants.

God bless Mother Russia!

Ukrainian officials see the deal as a pathway to securing long-term American support for their war-battered country. In an apparent effort to show the Trump administration that the deal could yield swift results, the Ukrainian government last week approved the first steps to open a large state-owned lithium deposit to private investment

war-battered or invaded country? WriterNG you no try at all.

Putin about to get under Trump's skin

it's getting clearer


Mputin didn't invade Ukraine because Ukraine wanted to join NATO.

Mputin invaded Ukraine to grab lands with precious minerals, and in order to whip up sentiments and garner support from gullible people who don't like US, he lied that it was because Ukraine wanted to join NATO and now that a US President that is close to Mputin has promised Mputin that Ukraine won't be allowed to join NATO, ask yourself why Mputin haven't withdrawn his soldiers from Ukraine?


Mputin will not succeed no matter what, time will tell. The era of land grabbing in the world has passed, the world now is an open field, you cannot be using ancient style of 13BC to be grabbing lands and expect the rest of sensible world to look away, no way

franchasofficia:
Mputin will not succeed no matter what, time will tell. The era of land grabbing in the world has passed, the world now is an open field, you cannot be using ancient style of 13BC to be grabbing lands and expect the rest of sensible world to look away, no way

the same way you guys want to grab Ghana land

I'm not sorry to say na crazy day worry you

Putin is a former head KGB officer

Putin does not value human lives.
He view humans as "plastic cups" meaning after you use it for its purpose. When you don't need it you dispose it.

Putin is ready to kill 6 million babies as long as it will achieve his game plan.
He doesn't have empathy.

His strategy in Ukraine is called Meat grinder
Meat grinder is a Soviet tactics invented by Stalin.

Meat grinder tactics is stuffing the meat grinder with so much meat that the meat grinder stops.

Sending a huge number of soldier in waves of number to exhaust the enemy bullets and ammunitions.

Basically Putin use humans as meat to win the war.

That us why he is going everywhere recruiting Chinese, indian, laos, north Korea, dagastan, and Chechen soldiers.
Because Putin fears that the high number of deaths of his soldiers will trigger the soldiers to form mutiny against him. .

So in order to prevent this
Putin is willing to give criminals pardon if they fight in Ukraine war.
Putin strategy involve suffocating the meat grinder using humans. Sending waves of soldiers to overwhelm the enemy

Google the cassualties of Russian soldiers in WW2. It runs in 12 million plus.

Putin don't mind doubling that number of dead soldiers as long as it will achieve his goal in Ukraine which is land grabbing.

Because Putin don't see human lives as important. He see it as disposable item you can use to achieve a goal.

Also Russia represent an Axis of Evil.
Hezbollah buys weapons from Russia

Infact immediately after 7 october attack in Israel. Guess who visited Moscow??
The head leaders of Hamas came to Moscow and we're welcomed by Putin.

Let's talk about Iran.

Do you know that Russia helped Iran build nuclear sites to enrich uranium to build nuclear bomb.
In exchange Iran gave Russia 97% of all its Shaed Drones which Russia uses to attack Ukraine till today.

That is why if you notice Iran had no Shahed drone to fight Israel when Israel was bounding them. Because they sold all of it to Russia

You say Ukraine belongs to Russia
You say Ukraine and Russian are one people
Yet you bomb Maternity hospitals
Yet you bomb civilian homes

Beleiveing Putin is like believing the devil
Putin had a talent of lies and deciet.
And I took trump 6 months to figure that out
Russia war against Ukraine is Russia fighting against the West America and Europue.

People say Putin invaded Ukraine because of NATO .But Finland that is very close to Russia join NATO

Putin is a hardcore Stalin supporter.
Guess what? Stalin never beleived that ukraine was a sovereign land.
Stalin invaded Ukraine in 1950 and killed 6 million Ukrainians in the great purge.
Stalin also took all Ukraine grains and starved Ukrainians killing 12 million in a famine.

That was 80 years ago

Putin a hardcore stalinist also believes that Ukraine as a country should never exist.

Russia is not a country.
Russia is a Mafia that has its own country.

Imagine if Pablo Escobar had its own country
That is Russia

Russia is run by Mafia
That is why you see generals falling out of windows. Poisoning oppositions and killing people and framing it as suicide.

Russia is basically like Godfathers
And they love the fact that the whole world see them as a country. But it is just a Mafia running a country.

So Putin believes just like Stalin that Ukraine can never be a sovereign country.

Just like Stalin
Putin invaded Ukraine once again but this time it has backfired seriously and he knows it.

In 1950 Ukraine was a part of Soviet union
So they had nobody to help them when Stalin killed them in millions.

The difference now is that U.S.A and yhe collective west have now supoorted Ukraine.

So Putin is angry that the west didn't allow him finish ukraine the way his mentor and boss Stalin finished ukraine in the past.

Also in 1950 the millions of Ukrainians killed
And Soviet union covered it from the world
The world didn't know what happened.

Until German soldiers went to attack Russia
They followed through Ukraine.

It was the Nazi soldiers from Germany that entered Ukraine discovered and exposed gravesites of millions of ukrainans killed by Stalin in the great purge.

Putin being a manipulative lier Is using this pretext to suggest that Ukraine loved Nazi

He wants to twist the narrative to support his biggest mistake which was invading Ukraine.

Thinking it will be easy like the time his boss Stalin invaded them.

It now belongs to Russia, there's nothing America can do about it.

Lol....

The whole thing just dey swit me.

Putin too like wahala

Donald Trump wants to control all the minerals resources in the world, after Congo, he is now adding Russia. Vanity.

Great Russia, now let's see what trump will do..
Russia 🇷🇺 to the world

franchasofficia:
it's getting clearer


Mputin didn't invade Ukraine because Ukraine wanted to join NATO.

Mputin invaded Ukraine to grab lands with precious minerals, and in order to whip up sentiments and garner support from gullible people who don't like US, he lied that it was because Ukraine wanted to join NATO and now that a US President that is close to Mputin has promised Mputin that Ukraine won't be allowed to join NATO, ask yourself why Mputin haven't withdrawn his soldiers from Ukraine?


Mputin will not succeed no matter what, time will tell. The era of land grabbing in the world has passed, the world now is an open field, you cannot be using ancient style of 13BC to be grabbing lands and expect the rest of sensible world to look away, no way

This man....

Have you ever seen or heard of a war where the root cause isn't "resources"?

No mind even the religious brawls, underneath it all, there's some form of "resource" grabbing going on. Most times, we outsiders would not be aware but many years later, the whole picture will be clearer.

Any other reason is just excuse to cover greed for resources.

Wahalla wahalla no dey finish let hear from Mr Trump about promised and failed Lithium by Ukraine and seized by Russia.

WriterNig:
Russia Seizes Second Largest Lithium Mine In Ukraine, Promised To The U.S

No wonder Mr Trump is planning to give a word on Russia tomorrow.
Since he announced new weapon shipment to Ukraine, Mr Putin has been relentlessly pummeling Ukraine

How is that possible when ipob claim Ukraine is beatubg Russia ir us this a joke ?!

And they said Russia is loosing the war,
I keep saying it,
Even the UNITED STATES no go like to war with this same Russian,
They are masters in the production of various weapons and soldiers
But this one go pain trump shaa