These are daily updates. Many disparate threads inching forward. Of course it seems 'all over the place'. If there'd been a single dramatic event it probably would have been about that.
Also,he's mentioning minerals in Eastern Ukraine multiple times before. Notably shale oil deposits - whick IMO might have more bearing on Putin's decision to invade than lithium. All they need to do is *prevent* development, keep a potential alternative supplier out of the market.