President Trump indicated Monday he wants a deal for rare earth elements and other items from Ukraine in exchange for continued military aid in the nation’s war against Russia.

“We're handing them money hand over fist. We're giving them equipment,” Trump said Monday.

“We're looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things,” he told reporters in the Oval Office.

“I want to have security of rare earth,”........

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