Putin offered Trump Russian rare earth metals controlled by his associate – “System”

Russian President Vladimir Putin nationalized the largest producer of rare earth metals in Russia and handed it to the State Corporation of Rosatom, which is controlled by his longtime friend. About it reports The project of investigations of the TV channel “The Water Time” and the Russian Service of Radio Liberty “System”.

According to journalists, the only large manufacturer of rare earth metals in Russia is the Solicama Magnesium Plant (SMZ). The SMZ produces its products from raw materials, which comes from another unique enterprise-the hunting mining plant.

“Until 2022, the main owner of the SMZ and the Lvozersky GOK was the billionaire Petro Kondrashov with partners. After a full -scale war, both enterprises were nationalized through courts that found their privatization illegal. As a result, the factories were transferred to the State Corporation “Rosatom” – SMZ by Putin decree, and the fishing trainee – at the order of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, ”the investigation said.

Thus, Rosatom became the owner of a full cycle – from production to production of rare earth metals.

According to journalists, Rosatom State Corporation is closely related to Mikhail Kovalchuk. He is part of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council “Rosatom”. And the Supervisory Board of the State Corporation is headed by a long -standing familiar KOVALCHUK Sergey Kiriyenko.

“Together with his younger brother, Yuri Mikhail Kovalchuk is included in the near circle of the Russian president. Mikhail Kovalchuk is called the “favorite physicist of Putin” and a person who “seriously influences the natural science outlook of the Russian president.” In 2023, Putin included Mikhail Kovalchuk in the Commission of the Radbeza on the issues of technological sovereignty, ”the investigation reads.

On the evening of February 24, Putin held a meeting on the development of the field of rare earth metals. He then gave an interview stating that in Russia more rare earth metals than in Ukraine and suggested that the United States participate in such projects.

The day before, US President Donald Trump on his social platform Truth Social stated that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are discussing “Great” economic agreements as part of the discussion on the termination of the war.

February 24, Trump also reported that it is expecting Vladimir Zelensky’s visit is soon. According to him, during the meeting, Trump counts on signing a mineral agreement.

Earlier, Viceremier on European and Euro -Atlantic Integration – Minister of Justice of Ukraine Olga Stephanyshyn reported that teams from Ukraine and the US At the final stage of negotiation Concerning the mineral resource agreement.

Washington’s previous proposal, as reported, envisaged the provision of the United States Access to Liquid Earth minerals for $ 500 billion as payment for US military and financial support for Kyiv’s protection from a full -scale invasion of Russia.

The President of Ukraine noted that the US assistance in wartime was so much smaller than this amount and specified that the agreement have not signed through “legal issues”. After all, according to Zelensky, Ukraine requires security guarantees, not simply to give away resources.

Zelensky also noted at a press conference on February 23 that the United States under the subsoil agreement had the nature of the debt that Ukraine was to pay. But he does not consider financial assistance from the US debt.