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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Oleksandra Bashchenko
FranceFrench President Emmanuel Macron was one of the first to respond to Putin’s statement and expressed support for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He emphasized that yesterday in Kyiv, together with US President Donald Trump, they made a clear proposal of an unconditional 30-day ceasefire starting Monday. “President Zelenskyy committed without setting any condition. We now expect an equally clear response from Russia. There can be no negotiations while weapons are speaking,” he stressed.
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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Kateryna Honcharova |Oleksandra Bashchenko
Ukraine has good prospects of entering the American markets with titanium since the country is one of the few in Europe capable of extracting it. Currently, only Norway is engaged in this process. Titanium has many fields of application, and products made from it are expensive. Also, titanium ores contain scandium and vanadium. As Remezova explained, scandium is present in the alloys used by Americans to produce F-16 and F-35 aircraft.
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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Oleksandra Bashchenko
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and France, regional and global issues, including Russia’s war against Ukraine. Erdoğan told Macron that Türkiye is ready to contribute to peace, including by hosting negotiations.
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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Kateryna Honcharova |Oleksandra Bashchenko
Ukraine's cooperation with the United States in the extraction of rare earth metals can be an important step for the development of the national economy. In addition to obtaining advanced technologies for the operational exploration of deposits, Ukraine will be able to start working following international standards for calculating reserves.
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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Kateryna Honcharova |Oleksandra Bashchenko
Most of the rare earth minerals found in Ukraine are concentrated in the Azov region, and partially in the north and center of Ukraine. There are a number of deposits in the central Ukrainian zone, such as Azovske, Pokrovsko-Kyreivske, Petrovo-Hnutivske, and Mazurivske. Some of them are occupied by Russian invaders. “They are promising and contain a whole range of rare elements, including rare earths,” said Olena Remezova. She added that the Shevchenkivske lithium deposit is also under occupation.
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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Kateryna Honcharova |Oleksandra Bashchenko
Ukraine has significant potential in the extraction of titanium and building stones, which can change the situation in global markets. According to geologists, titanium reserves could be up to 20% of the world's, making Ukraine one of the key players in the extraction of this strategic metal. Although some international sources claim that Ukraine's share of global titanium reserves does not exceed 1%, this is far from the truth.
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5 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Kateryna Honcharova |Oleksandra Bashchenko
Doctor of Geology, geomorphologist Olena Remezova (photo: RBC-Ukraine/Vitalii Nosach)Rare earth metals in Ukraine were discovered back in Soviet times, but their study was abandoned. Ukraine has a considerable number of unique reserves.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Oleksandra Bashchenko
According to two informed sources, the message was sent in today's phone call between Zelenskyy and European leaders with Trump. They emphasized that if a ceasefire agreement is reached, Ukraine is ready to start direct peace talks with Russia. If Russian leader Vladimir Putin rejects the 30-day ceasefire, European countries will impose new sanctions on Russia. “Trump seemed satisfied to see Ukraine embracing the ceasefire and accepting direct negotiations with Russia,” one source said.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Oleksandra Bashchenko
“I am grateful to President Trump that he did not stop the American aid and that it is still coming. He did not stop the exchange of intelligence - it is important for us in the defense of the sky,” he said. Zelenskyy also thanked the US president for the sanctions against Russia, which Trump did not stop. “I'm counting on their strengthening,” the president of Ukraine added.
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6 days ago | 
newsukraine.rbc.ua | Oleksandra Bashchenko
According to Zelenskyy, he heard questions about the demilitarized zone and the disengagement of troops “from different people, from different intelligence agencies.” However, no one had officially offered Ukraine such a thing. “Like sappers: everyone is looking for some opportunities to conduct an experiment with us,” Zelenskyy added. He believes that this idea is not very viable. “It depends on the monitoring format. The issue of the demilitarized zone in both directions - why 15?
