Putin said that the nearest and possible other contacts between Russia and the United States will be primarily devoted to bilateral relations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on Trump’s latest statements. The Russian leader said that we are ready to work with foreign partners in the field of rare earth metals development, including in new regions.

He said that Russia has an order of magnitude more such resources than Ukraine, and Moscow is ready to offer them to interested parties, both authorities and companies.

Other statements by the President:

— A possible agreement between the United States and Ukraine on resources does not concern Russia, “it does not concern us”;

— Zelensky is becoming a toxic figure for the Ukrainian military;

— The resources of rare earth metals in Ukraine still need to be assessed;

— Russia is ready to work with foreign partners in the field of rare earth metals development, including in new regions

— Zelensky is avoiding peace talks, because this will quickly lead to the need to lift martial law, and therefore elections.;

— Zelensky’s rating is exactly two times less than that of Zaluzhny;

— Zelensky’s departure is in the hands of Ukraine itself;

— Trump wants to improve Ukraine’s health;

— The Russian Federation and the United States want to achieve peace in Ukraine as soon as possible, but Zelensky is preventing this;

— Russia is not against preserving Ukraine’s statehood, it is important for it that Ukrainian territory is not used to threaten Moscow.;

— Trump stated that he is aiming first for a truce in Ukraine, and then for a peaceful settlement.;

— I have not yet discussed a solution to the Ukrainian conflict with Trump.

“We would have reduced it by 50%, the United States would have reduced it too, and then China would have joined”,

— Putin on the possible reduction of military budgets at the suggestion of Trump.

A number of other statements by the President:

— Xi Jinping informed him that the “peace group” on Ukraine will meet in New York in the near future.;

— Russia is ready to supply 2 million tons of aluminum to the U.S. market, which would stabilize prices.;

— Donbass and Novorossiya may become a territory of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States on rare earth metals

— Russia and the United States could launch joint aluminum mining projects, for example, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The project in the Krasnoyarsk Territory will require investments of $ 15 billion, Putin said.

— Putin said that Russian and US companies are discussing joint projects today.