According to a report on the US “New York Times” website on June 27, the Russian military took control of a valuable lithium mine in the Donetsk region, causing Ukraine to lose a key asset, which could help establish a new economic partnership between Ukraine and the US. The report said that according to the battlefield map of an independent organization, this mining site located outside Shevchenko village in western Donetsk was occupied by the Russian army in recent days. The report pointed out that the Trump administration aims to develop Ukraine's huge lithium reserves through a recently signed agreement. The agreement grants the US preferential use of Ukraine's mineral wealth. But the seizure of the mining site in the village of Shevchenko by the Russian army highlights one of the core challenges of the US-Ukraine deal: the more territory occupied by the Russian army in Ukraine, the less resources Kiev can provide to Washington.

According to a report on the US “New York Times” website on June 27, the Russian military took control of a valuable lithium mine in the Donetsk region, causing Ukraine to lose a key asset, which could help establish a new economic partnership between Ukraine and the US. The report said that according to the battlefield map of an independent organization, this mining site located outside Shevchenko village in western Donetsk was occupied by the Russian army in recent days. The report pointed out that the Trump administration aims to develop Ukraine's huge lithium reserves through a recently signed agreement. The agreement grants the US preferential use of Ukraine's mineral wealth. But the seizure of the mining site in the village of Shevchenko by the Russian army highlights one of the core challenges of the US-Ukraine deal: the more territory occupied by the Russian army in Ukraine, the less resources Kiev can provide to Washington.