The latest US offer to trade Ukraine’s minerals for back pay is nothing short of a colonial protection racket, writes world ...

The country, whose economy has been devastated by Russia’s brutal ... But the main concern now is China, which is the biggest producer of 12 out of the 18 minerals assessed by the UK as critical. The ...

Under the latest proposals, all of Ukraine’s mineral and energy assets – and related infrastructure, such as ports, railways, ...

By giving American companies preferential treatment in Ukraine, the proposed minerals deal runs the risk of contradicting the ...

The Ukrainian president's comments to Laura Kuenssberg came after he failed to sign the deal at the White House on Friday.

Ukraine holds deposits of 22 out of 34 minerals the EU classifies as critical. Many are in parts controlled by Russia.

Britain could be at risk of “economic blackmail” because of Russia and China’s grip on critical minerals, a think tank has warned. The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) warned the UK could be left ...

It has been reported that these minerals accounted for 30 per cent of Ukraine's exports and 6.1 per cent of its GDP (gross domestic product) before Russia's invasion in February 2022. Ukraine ...

UK wheat and barley exports have remained slow. January wheat exports were 18.7Kt, an increase from the 9Kt recorded a year earlier but well below the five-year January average of 52.1Kt. Cumulative ...

In a foreword for the report, Mr Hunt – who voted remain in the Brexit referendum – said he believed “many claims about the impact of Brexit upon the UK’s economy were overly exaggerated ...