MenuThe United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited deal on April 30 to give the U.S. priority access to Ukrainian critical minerals and other natural resources. After months of acrimonious disputes and negotiations over a ceasefire/peace between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now touting the agreement as a signal to Russia that “the
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Why The EU And U.S. May Not Rescue Russia’s Energy Industry
President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to attain peace between Russia and Ukraine have already prompted questions about the future of Russian energy exports, the country’s main cash cow, and whether the door will open to joint projects between Russia and the E.U or the U.S. Whatever progress is made in any negotiations, will be difficult if
Ariel Cohen on Fox News: Does Putin Want Peace?
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Bloomberg Radio – Critical Minerals and the Zelensky-Trump Meeting
Dr. Ariel Cohen on India Today – Zelensky and Trump Meet in the Oval Office
Dr. Ariel Cohen on BBC World: Ukraine’s Potential Rare Earth and Strategic Minerals Deal
Putin’s Trolling: A Strategic Minerals Offer For Trump
Just as President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, February 28th, to sign an unprecedented US-Ukraine agreement on strategic minerals, Vladimir Putin came up with a proposal of his own, involving joint development with the U.S. of rare earth metals, aluminum, and hydropower in Russia. It’s trolling of the 99th
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Channel 8 Kurdistan – U.S. and Russia Negotiations in Riyadh
Dr. Ariel Cohen at CPC – What Rocks to Look Under: How to Meet U.S. Strategic Mineral Needs in the Trans-Caspian Corridor
Dr. Ariel Cohen discusses the mineral opportunities available in Ukraine and Central Asia, and their role in combatting overreliance on China for critical mineral supply chains. Read the full report by Dr. Eric Rudenshiold here: https://caspianpolicy.org/research/critical-minerals/what-rocks-to-look-under-rediscovering-strategic-minerals-in-the-caspian-region
Russian Nuclear Energy Researchers In Europe Endanger Western Security
As international tensions grow, scientific developments become more crucial than ever to creating war-winning technologies. There is a reason the Manhattan Project was kept under strict security measures – and even then, there were leaks. Beginning in the 1940s, Stalin’s USSR used intelligence to steal America’s atomic secrets and develop nuclear weapons. Throughout the Cold War, the Soviets ran a