Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is optimistic [1] Core Insights - The report highlights the ongoing three-year delay of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the focus on post-war benefit distribution, particularly the attitudes of Europe and the United States towards compensation claims [3][4] - The U.S. has proposed a 500billionmineralcooperationagreementwithUkraine,althoughtheexactamountofrareearthresourcesinUkraineisuncertain.However,Ukraine′srichmineralresourcesmayserveasleverageforfurtherU.S.aid[3][16]−ThereportsuggeststhattherecentU.S.−Ukrainemineralcooperationagreementmayhavealimitedmarginalimpactonthesupply−demanddynamicsofvariousmetals,andthedistributionofUkraine′smineralresourceswillsignificantlyaffectthereshapingoftheEuropeansupplychainiftheconflictgraduallyresolves[3]SummarybySectionsSection:U.S.AidtoUkraine−Sincetheoutbreakoftheconflict,theU.S.hasprovidedatotalof350 billion in aid to Ukraine, with a commitment of 128billionintotalaid,including53.76 billion in economic aid, 3.7billioninhumanitarianaid,and70.56 billion in military aid [10][9] - The actual delivered aid amounts to 122.8billion,comprising50.1 billion in economic aid, 3.68billioninhumanitarianaid,and69 billion in military aid [10] Section: Ukraine's Mineral Resources - Ukraine possesses significant mineral resources, including iron ore (650 million tons), titanium ore (590 million tons), and natural graphite (970 million tons), which account for 3.25%, 1.16%, and 3.34% of global reserves, respectively [13][15] - The main mineral-rich areas in Ukraine include the Kryvyi Rih-Zaporizhia iron ore belt and the Donbas coal mining area, with central and eastern Ukraine having a relative advantage in mineral resources [15] Section: Rare Earth Resources - The proposed $500 billion rare earth resource cooperation agreement with the U.S. is met with skepticism, as Ukraine is not a major global producer of rare earth elements [16][17] - The Ukrainian government has approved a framework for joint development of mineral resources with the U.S., which includes establishing a reconstruction investment fund [16]