Putin’s envoy in the Urals Artem Zhog criticized the idea of ​​selling rare earth metals in the United States. It was Putin's idea

The plenipotentiary of the President of Russia in the Ural Federal District (UFO) Artem Zhog said that rare earth metals should not be sold abroad.

“Rare metals are common in the Ural Federal District, there are explored reserves in the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions. These resources make up a strategic supply, and I draw the attention of colleagues from the regions to the need to save them in the interests of the state, ”said Zhoga.

• On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation is ready to offer the United States to jointly work in the field of rare -earth metals in Russia (including the annexed Ukrainian regions). He made such a statement against the backdrop of a preparatory transaction between Ukraine and the USA, in which Americans will gain access to the extraction of rare earth metals in Ukraine in exchange for guarantees of security of Kyiv. Putin’s proposal was criticized by many wire-wire telegram channels.
• Artem Zhoga is the father of the commander of the battalion of the Donetsk separatists of Sparta Vladimir Zhogi who died in the war. After his request, Putin publicly announced the participation in the presidential election in 2024. Putin's plenipotentiary in the UFU Zhogu was appointed in October.