Putin orders government to provide plan to develop rare earths by November

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#Asia
#Pacific
#Central
#Eastern Europe
#CIS Countries
#Commodities Markets
#Diplomacy
#Foreign Policy
#Europe
#Middle East and Africa
#Emerging Market Countries
#Interviews
#Metals Markets
#Minor Metals
#Minerals
#North Asia
#government
#Politics
#Rare Earths

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vice Chairman of China's NPC Standing Committee Li Hongzhong meet in Vladivostok

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Vice Chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Li Hongzhong on the sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, September 4, 2025. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS/File photo

Source: Sputnik

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had ordered the government to present a programme for the development of rare earth metals no later than November.

Putin made the comments in his opening remarks at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

Russia has the world's fifth-largest reserves of rare earth metals, used in lasers and military equipment, and has touted plans to boost their output to reduce reliance on Chinese imports.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

By Reuters

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