Quiet Part Out Loud: West Greedily Eyes Donbass's Lithium Riches
Before the 2014 Euromaidan coup, the Donbass regions of Donetsk and Lugansk served as Ukraine’s industrial and mining heartland, accounting for nearly 15 percent of the country’s GDP and over 25 percent of the its industrial output. Now, these lands have become key prizes in an economic war between Atlanticist Europe and Eurasia.
Source: sputnikglobe.com