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C. Russia controls about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory in the south and east. Russian forces and Russian-backed militias seized some of the territory in 2014 and the rest was taken since a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
B. French President Emmanuel Macron was to host leaders of the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark for Monday’s “informal” Paris meeting. Many NATO allies said last week that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of peace talks.
A. China has the most rare earth reserves by far, and it produces five-and-half times more rare earth metals than the United States. China’s reserves are 44 million metric ton compared to 1.9 million metric tons in the U.S. Zelenskyy said he wants solid U,S. security guarantees before sharing any resources.
D. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had not been invited to the talks in Saudi Arabia, At a security conference last week, Zelenskyy urged the creation of an "army of Europe" amid rising concern that Washington may no longer come to the continent's aid. At the same conference, Hegseth said the U.S. was no longer “focused on the security of Europe.”