As Ukraine balks at Trump's efforts to seize its mineral reserves, the Russian president just suggested that the U.S. could access minerals... in Russian-held Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a state-run TV channel: "We would be ready to offer [cooperation] to our American partners."

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would consider offering the United States access to rare earth minerals in Russian-occupied Ukraine. His announcement came as President Donald Trump and his administration are pressuring Ukrainian officials to turn over some of their country’s rare mineral reserves in exchange for continued support.