Trump Says US Will Sign Ukraine Minerals Deal ‘Very Shortly’

‘One of the things we are doing is signing a deal very shortly with respect to rare earths with Ukraine,’ Trump told reporters at the White House.

(Left) U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 22, 2025. (Right) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 12, 2025. Alex Wroblewski and Tetiana Dzhararova/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on March 20 that the United States expects to sign a minerals and natural resources deal with Ukraine “very shortly,” following delays.

Trump made the comments during a White House event after signing an executive order to boost domestic mining and production of critical minerals as well as uranium, copper, potash, and gold.