More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

Russia is advancing southwest of the eastern Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, a new map shows, as Ukrainian troops in the key city risk becoming surrounded by Moscow's forces. Contacted on the ...

US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that ...

open image in gallery A map provided by Ukrainian group UnitedMedia 24 shows the location of critical mineral resources across the country (UnitedMedia 24) A little over £6 trillion of Ukraine ...