Author: Munira Raji, Research Fellow of Geology, University of Plymouth

Hard rock spodumene ore, a commercially important source of lithium. BJP7images/Shutterstock Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after? Ukraine is often recognised for its […]