# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJKKWuCMfrW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30083357-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-02T17:01:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

On April 30, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a landmark deal to jointly develop Ukraine’s vast critical mineral reserves — including lithium, titanium, and rare earth elements vital for electric vehicles, defense systems, and clean energy. The agreement, finalised after months of politically sensitive talks, gives Washington a strategic role in shaping a sector that barely exists yet — but could define Ukraine’s economic recovery.⁣
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Early drafts of the deal reportedly tied future U.S. military aid to mineral access — a condition Ukraine pushed back against. The final agreement avoids debt obligations, preserves Kyiv’s control over subsoil rights, and establishes a joint investment fund with equal voting power.⁣
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With over 100 mining sites being prepared and $15 billion in investment potential by 2033, the deal gives the U.S. early access to one of Europe’s most promising, yet undeveloped, resource bases.⁣
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#Ukraine #RareEarths #RussiaUkraine #Geopolitics #Trump #Zelenskiy #PeaceTalks #EVs #Mining

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- **Likes:** 131
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- **Comments:** 17

## Tags

geopolitics, peacetalks, zelenskiy, trump, evs, russiaukraine, mining, ukraine, rareearths

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