New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to give the United States half of its mineral resources wealth in exchange for aid from the Donald Trump government.

"Help us defend this, and we will make money on this together," said Zelenskyy, reported the news portal Guardian.

According to multiple media reports, the United States offered a deal where they would give Ukraine the support it needs to fight Russia, in exchange for 50 per cent ownership of the nation's mineral deposits.

The European nation has key deposits of minerals like Graphite, Lithium, Titanium, Cobalt, Zirconium, Tantalum, Beryllium, Chromium and Vanadium which are used in multiple industrial needs.

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