AS TRUMP TAKES OVER VENEZUELA OIL FIELDS, PUTIN TAKES CONTROL OF U.S. LITHIUM MINES IN UKRAINE ====================== What looked like a U.S.-Ukraine strategic economic partnership has just taken a dramatic turn. Russian forces have reportedly taken control of the Shevchenko lithium deposit in eastern Ukraine, a site central to recent U.S.-Ukraine negotiations. The mine was […] The post AS TRUMP TAKES OVER VENEZUELA OIL FIELDS, PUTIN TAKES CONTROL OF U.S. LITHIUM MINES IN UKRAINE first appeared on The Zambian Observer .