As Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin for a one-on-one summit in Alaska, the US president contemplates offering ‘economic incentives’ to end the war in Ukraine. With sanctions, land swaps and Kyiv’s resource-rich territories in play, David Salvo of the Alliance for Securing Democracy explains how critical minerals and natural assets have become bargaining chips in the quest for peace.

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