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On Thursday, President Donald Trump was asked about a report that the U.S. is preparing to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin economic incentives to encourage him to end the war in Ukraine—including opening up access to natural resources off Alaska’s coast.
The president responded, in part, “We’re going to see what happens with our meeting. We have a big meeting. It’s going to be very important for Russia and very important for us. And important to us since we’re trying to save a lot of lives.”
He continued, “As far as rare earth, that’s very unimportant I’m trying to save lives.”
REPORTER: Are you prepared to offer Putin access to rare minerals to incentive him to end the war?
TRUMP: We’re gonna see what happens in that meeting. It’s gonna be very important for Russia and very important for us. pic.twitter.com/1tIMKXBIHC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 14, 2025
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