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Ukraine wenty to go into debt instead of having America sponsor the weapons Zelensky wasn't getting all that stuff for free. He was just selling out his country. So Ukraine is now a free buffet for the USA to rob dry of rare earth minerals and other natural resources.
Oh right. I went to check, the map here shows more reasons for Russia to continue pushing the front line just a little bit lol. But this article casts doubt that the deposits are even mineable economically.
And then you'd need processing. China strategically invested massively into that sector, while neoliberal Europe and US simply can't even conceive to doing such a thing.