Re: Arctic trade routes and resource exploration could bring U.S. and Russia together: sources

On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:40:42 -0500, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

U.S. and Russian officials have identified the Arctic as a possible area
for economic cooperation, according to people familiar with the
situation, part of the broader detente President Donald Trump is
pursuing with Moscow.

FM Lavrov confirms Putin's proposal on rare earths extends to occupied
Ukrainian territories

When Putin "invites foreign investors to participate in projects," he
means "the entire territory" of the country "in full accordance with
the Constitution," he said. This includes the illegally and forcibly
occupied territories of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and
Zaporizhzhya oblasts of Ukraine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fm-lavrov-confirms-putin-s-proposal-on-rare-earths-extends-to-occupied-ukrainian-territories