rare earth
noun
1
: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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While some in the international community have derided Trump’s proposal for Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, Macron sees it as a way to keep Trump, and by extension the U.S., invested in defending Ukraine, if only for its natural resources.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump also has made demands for territory — Greenland, Canada, Gaza and the Panama Canal — as well as precious rare earth minerals from Ukraine.
—Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Recently, he’s suggested taking a transactional approach to aid, saying the US should receive access to rare earth minerals in return, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected.
—Lou Robinson, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Most recently, Zelensky made by U.S. Treasury Secretary that would give American companies 50 percent ownership of Ukraine's rare earth mineral deposits as a way to pay the country back for its military aid.
—Jordan King, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump also has made demands for territory — Greenland, Canada, Gaza and the Panama Canal — as well as precious rare earth minerals from Ukraine.
—Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Recently, he’s suggested taking a transactional approach to aid, saying the US should receive access to rare earth minerals in return, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected.
—Lou Robinson, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Most recently, Zelensky made by U.S. Treasury Secretary that would give American companies 50 percent ownership of Ukraine's rare earth mineral deposits as a way to pay the country back for its military aid.
—Jordan King, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
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rare earth
noun
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: any of a group of similar oxides of metals or a mixture of such oxides occurring together in widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals
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