Bangladesh, April 11 -- In a revealing interview with CNBC, former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has shed new light on the Biden administrations previous negotiations with Ukraine over rare-earth minerals, while sharply criticizing the Trump administrations ongoing efforts to strike a similar deal. The revelations not only expose the strategic significance of Ukrainian resources but also reveal a growing rift between Kyiv and Washington over the terms and objectives of US involvement in Ukraines post-war economy.

Speaking with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, Blinken confirmed that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had offered the United States a rare-earths partnership as part of a broader “victory package” during t...