The United States and Ukraine are aiming to sign a key rare earth mineral agreement next week.
The agreement would grant Washington revenues from Kyiv’s exploitation of rare minerals, hydrocarbons, oil, and natural gas in exchange for continued security assistance.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, President Donald Trump said that Washington and Kyiv would likely finalize the deal next week, provided Kyiv remained committed to it.
“We have a minerals deal which I guess is going to be signed on Thursday, next Thursday, soon … I assume they’re going to live up to the deal, so we’ll see,” Trump said....
