Bloomberg: Treasury’s Bessent to Visit Kyiv as Trump Seeks Minerals

The run on Ukraine’s resources has begun.
US President Trump sends his Treasury Secretary to Kiev to obtain Ukrainian mineral and rare earth deposits as collaterals for past and possible future help.
Over half of the value of Ukrainian deposits is already in Russian hands. Substantial mining operations have already been sold to foreign investors or Ukrainian oligarchs.
So, what may be left for Trump?
And do not forget the complaints from Europe: the EU and some European governmemts oppose to the initiative of Trump to secure valuable deposits for US exploitation.
And do not forget that since some years the EU is pushing Ukraine to privatize its core value assets, including mining. The EU and European governments have as well an interest in those treasures.