On February 27, 2025, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu revealed to France Info that France has been engaged in negotiations with Ukraine since October 2024 to secure access to the country’s vast deposits of critical minerals, a move echoing a contemporaneous deal between Ukraine and the United States set to be formalized on February 28, … Leggi tutto Strategic Competition for Ukraine’s Critical Minerals: An In-Depth Analysis of France, the United States and the Geopolitical Implications of Rare Earth Negotiations in 2024-2025