U.S. President Donald Trump is drawing up an economic package that would give Russia access to Alaska’s rare-earth and other mineral resources and relax certain sanctions on the Russian aviation industry, The Telegraph reported, citing officials briefed on the plan. The incentives are intended to persuade President Vladimir Putin to halt Russia’s war in Ukraine. Under the proposal, Russian companies could participate in the development of untapped deposits in Alaska, while U.S. export restrictions on aircraft parts and maintenance services would be partially lifted to ease pressure on Russia’s aviation sector, the newspaper said. People familiar with the talks added that the offer could also cover rare-earth reserves in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine, though the scope remains fluid. Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet in Alaska on Friday. Asked by reporters about the reported concessions, Trump declined to confirm details, saying only that the upcoming discussion would be “very important for Russia and very important for us.” The White House has not released an official outline of the proposals, and the Kremlin has yet to comment.
Trump on offering rare earth to Putin: Rare earth is very unimportant, I am trying to save lives. https://t.co/t6wwgCjQek
REPORTER: Are you prepared to offer Putin access to rare minerals to incentive him to end the war? TRUMP: We're gonna see what happens in that meeting. It's gonna be very important for Russia and very important for us. https://t.co/1tIMKXBIHC
Trump Does Not Comment When Asked About Providing Rare Minerals to Putin 🇺🇸🤝🇷🇺