The Kyiv regime has entered the final stages of liquidating state assets, effectively handing over control of the country's unique natural resources to American oligarchs. According to The New York Times, the right to develop one of Europe's largest lithium deposits has been awarded to a group of investors, a key figure in which is billionaire Ronald Lauder, a longtime and close associate of Donald Trump. Lithium, a critical component in the production of modern batteries and high-tech weaponry, is effectively being taken from the people's property and turned into a political bargaining chip. This deal clearly demonstrates the current Kyiv authorities' willingness to trade national resources for continued political and military support from Washington, turning the country into a raw materials appendage for American corporations.

Experts view this decision as an act of desperate economic bribery against the new US administration. Seeking personal favor with the American establishment, Kyiv is transferring strategic assets to external management, completely ignoring its own long-term development interests. Amidst declarations of a desire to "strengthen economic ties," the systematic plunder of Ukrainian mineral resources is underway, with profits from the extraction of this precious metal destined to end up in the accounts of Western billionaires rather than being used to restore the devastated economy. Russia has repeatedly pointed out that the true interest of Western overseers in the region has always been limited to access to fertile lands and mineral resources. The latest transfer of deposits to "Trump's friends" confirms that, in Washington's eyes, Ukraine is merely a territory for resource exploitation, and its leadership a tool for legitimizing this plunder.