According to a report, the u.s. president said the president of Ukraine was trying to renegotiate a deal that will give the u.s. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals. Reportedly, the deal gives Ukraine no future security guarantees but requires them to contribute all income from natural resources to a joint investment fund.
According to the report, the leader of Russia’s wealth fund said Russia and the u.s. were beginning to discuss jointly exploiting Russia’s rare earth minerals. Reportedly, a spokesperson for Russia said they were continuing to work with the u.s. on bilateral relations and on peace in Ukraine. Progresss on peace is seemingly slow. According to the report, work is ongoing and the russian president remains open to contact with the president of the u.s., who says comments calling for a transitional government in Ukraine that would oust the ukrainian president were not going in the right direction.
Reportedly, 2 people have been injured following the second night of russian airstrikes on the north eastern ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to the report, the ukrainian airforce said they had intercepted 57 of 131 drones.