Top American and Russian diplomats plan meeting; America demands Ukrainian minerals, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 17 February 2025
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| 0:54.9 | Marco Rubio, America's Secretary of State, said that the next few days will show whether Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, is serious about peace in Ukraine. |
| 1:04.5 | Mr. Rubio confirmed that he would meet Sergei Lov, his Russian counterpart, in Saudi Arabia this week. |
| 1:10.7 | Worried by America's recent |
| 1:11.9 | flurry of diplomacy with Russia, European leaders are meeting in Paris on Monday. |
| 1:18.6 | Volodymy Zelensky rejected the Trump administration's suggestion that America is |
| 1:22.7 | owed the rights to half of Ukraine's rare earth minerals for its support in the war. |
| 1:31.5 | The extraordinary demand was made by Scott Besant, America's Treasury Secretary, |
| 1:33.4 | who visited Kiev on Wednesday. |
| 1:38.0 | The Ukrainian president said any deal would need to include security guarantees. |
| 1:43.6 | Marco Rubio met Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday. |
| 1:48.2 | Afterwards, Israel's Prime Minister praised Mr. Trump's bold vision for Gaza, |
| 1:50.8 | which involves America taking over the territory, |
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