lithium Ukraine's mineral riches and Trump's shakedown diplomacy The Explainer President's demand for half of Kyiv's resources in return for past military aid amounts to 'mafia blackmail tactics' and 'colonialism' The Explainer Why lithium mining has Serbians up in arms Under the Radar Balkan nation has reinstated controversial licence to extract 'white gold' as race for crucial EV mineral intensifies By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 14 August 24 Under the Radar
