Ukraine’s deposits of lithium could be among the spoils of victory that Russia is after. | DW News

As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on, it stands to gain trillions of dollars in mineral and resources if it takes over the country — or even just hangs on to territory it has seized so far. Ukraine has huge deposits of lithium, in particular, a key mineral for batteries powering electric cars or smartphones. 0:00 Are Ukraine’s deposits of lithium a reason for Russia’s war? 2:01 Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Project on Critical Minerals Security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 7:44 Olivia Lazard, Fellow at Carnegie Europe and expert on geopolitics 11:57 Andrei Covatariu, Energy expert and co-founder of ECERA 16:05 Ulrich Blum, Founder and CEO of the German Lithium Institute and expert on economic warfare #russia #ukraine #lithium Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: ►Twitch: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: