U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. should receive $500 billion worth of Ukraine's natural resources as compensation for financial support provided to Ukraine.

Ukraine possesses significant deposits of critical minerals such as lithium and titanium, as well as coal, oil, gas, and uranium, although some resources are in areas controlled by Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed allowing the U.S. to develop Ukraine's natural resources as part of a strategy to maintain U.S. support.

Zelenskyy's proposal is part of Ukraine's 'victory plan,' which outlines economic and security policies for achieving peace with Russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Trump's approach to foreign policy as 'very egotistic, very self-centered.'