The notion that a peace deal can be brokered with Vladimir Putin is a dangerous delusion,as the US is about to find out.
Voters brushed snow from their coats before finding a seat in the packed community hall. Then,with the world’s media watching,a man in a black and grey jumper stepped forward to the mic.
Donald Trump wants Ukraine to hand over $US500 billion of future income from its plentiful resources reserves – but what if those resources aren’t economically viable,and just a ploy from a “moderately successful comedian”?
Donald Trump’s demand for an $800 billion “payback” from Ukraine goes far beyond US control over the country’s critical minerals.
Trump is again floating the idea of acquiring Greenland. Could he? And what do Greenlanders think?
The idea of a minerals-for-security deal is said to have come from Ukraine to appeal to Donald Trump’s business-first mindset.
Australian firms are within a few years of refining most of the rare minerals used in the world’s critical defence systems,electric vehicles and clean energy transition.
Australia has rare earth metals crucial to high-tech manufacturing that will become more important for the US to get as it enters a trade war with China.
China has not wasted any time responding to the latest US attempt to restrain its development of a crucial industry. It was an unusual move and perhaps a sign of things to come.
NSW is home to some of the world’s most in-demand minerals and metals needed for the world’s clean energy future,and the state is looking to cash in.