Rare Earth Minerals Front And Center In The Push For Peace In Ukraine – Analysis

By Steve Gutterman

(RFE/RL) -- A few weeks ago, rare earth elements, critical minerals, and other natural resources seemed like just *one more factor* in efforts to end Russia's war on Ukraine.

Now they are front and center, a *dominant focus of U.S. talks* with Kyiv and a prominent vein of the intensifying diplomacy...