Ukraine Open to Trump's Rare Earth Mineral Deal

There's already a flurry of diplomatic wrangling, backchannel talks, and public posturing ongoing between Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv, to figure out how to halt the nearly 3-year-old all-out Russian war on Ukraine. Now add this to the mix: U.S. President Donald Trump wants to condition future U.S. aid to Ukraine on getting more access to the country's valuable "rare earth" minerals -- minerals that are in increasing demand for batteries, computers, smart phones, and electric cars, not to mention weaponry. "We're looking to do a deal with Ukraine…