It's from yesterday but Putin's mention of limiting exports of nickel from the world's biggest producer of refined nickel Nornickel should be enough to encourage Europe to do more to secure their supply chains. This increases the urgency for Australia to step forward and regain its credibility in the global critical minerals industry and prove it can be a reliable partner.
Putin says Russia should consider limiting exports of uranium, titanium and nickel
https://www.mining.com/web/putin-says-moscow-should-consider-restricting-exports-of-uranium-titanium-and-nickel/
