In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with officials on Monday to discuss rare earth metals production, which he described as a strategic reserve vital for Russia's future competitiveness and economic development,

Moscow would be open to allowing U.S. access to Russia’s rare minerals, President Vladimir Putin said Monday, an apparent counteroffer and pressure tactic as the Trump administration pushes Ukraine to sign over half its mineral wealth as repayment for U.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is willing to sell Russian rare earths minerals to US companies. Including those from Ukraine. “We are ready to work with our partners, including the Americans,

Russia's President Vladimir Putin offered the U.S. the opportunity for joint exploration of the country's rare earth metals deposits, as well as the supply of aluminum to the U.S. domestic market, outlining a future economic deal between the two countries.

Vladimir Putin is willing to cooperate economically with the USA, including in the energy sector and the extraction of rare earth minerals. The Kremlin's statement came after US President Donald Trump announced that he was engaged in "serious talks" with Russia regarding the end of the war in Ukraine and "trying to make economic deals" with Moscow,