Trump Says He Hopes Ukraine Will Immediately Sign Minerals Deal

Zelenskyy had resisted earlier versions of the minerals deal, citing the absence of firm security guarantees for Ukraine.
Trump Says He Hopes Ukraine Will Immediately Sign Minerals Deal
President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Ukraine hasn’t signed a long-delayed rare earths agreement that the Trump administration has said is critical to cementing economic ties between Washington and Kyiv and supporting Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction.

“Ukraine, headed by [President] Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not signed the final papers on the very important Rare Earths Deal with the United States. It is at least three weeks late. Hopefully, it will be signed IMMEDIATELY,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on April 25.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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