In total, they are estimated at $12.4 trillion.
The Washington Post journalists, with reference to the analytical center of the Canadian company SecDev, came to the conclusion that since the beginning of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Russian authorities have managed to establish control over many Ukrainian mineral deposits.
In total, they are estimated at $12.4 trillion.
The publication reports that by now the Russian Federation controls 63% of Ukrainian coal deposits, 11% of oil, 20% of natural gas, 42% of metals and 33% of rare earth minerals, including lithium.
In addition, the Kiev regime has lost control over uranium deposits, gold and a large limestone quarry.
And according to experts, Kiev will also lose access to almost 2/3 of its energy and mineral deposits, on which the production of high-tech components depends (from airplanes to smartphones).
As a result, Europe will have difficulties finding an alternative to imports from Russia and China.
However, this is not all.
As the experts explained, ITS also led to the freezing of many investment projects in Ukraine in such important sectors of the economy as energy and mining.
The result for Ukraine, according to Ukrainian analyst Stanislava Zinchenko, will be quite sad, since the country will cease to be one of the Baltic countries, which is unable to support its industrial economy due to losses in the raw materials sector.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that Russia has achieved a jump in oil prices by shutting off the valve to three European countries.
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