Well, Russia is certainly not a single source of rare elements, not to mention these are mostly comes within electronic components and these are Chinese-made most of the time.
You are correct...But you have to see that this will have an effect on those things we need the “rare earth elements” for...
But hey...In the long run it very well may not be that much of an impact...
Someone will make a deal, somewhere, somehow, someway...
The almighty $$$$, yen, pounds, francs, dinars, rubles, etc etc etc, will always triumph...
Ohhh, forgot the Pesos and Pasetas...Muh bad...