Opinion: The war in Ukraine has become a war for rare earth dominance

President Donald Trump has softened his long-standing opposition to military aid to Ukraine. This is welcome news for apprehensive Ukrainians, but his offer does not come free. Ukraine must supply the US with strategically valuable rare earth metals and use those exports as “equalisation” for the “close to $300 billion” in support that the US has provided Kyiv. Read the rest of Samuel's piece.