Here’s what a Trump-Zelenskyy minerals deal could mean for Ukraine – and the US
The deal reached by President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would see the U.S. and Ukraine share in developing rare earth minerals and energy resources.

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4 developments- Feb 21, 2025Analysis: The Ukraine minerals deal is a perfect metaphor for Trump’s foreign policy
- Feb 22, 2025Trump says deal with Ukraine for US access to its rare earth minerals is ‘pretty close’
- Feb 26, 2025Details Emerge on U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
- Feb 27, 2025Here’s what a Trump-Zelenskyy minerals deal could mean for Ukraine – and the US
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