What is the Ukraine minerals deal – and why does Trump want it signed?

Zelenskyy is likely to visit the US this week to sign a deal on Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, according to Trump

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears likely to visit the White House on Friday to sign a critical minerals deal, Donald Trump has said, after Ukraine’s president rebuffed initial attempts by the US to gain access to his country’s resources as a down payment for continued military and economic aid.

The announcement followed days of tense negotiations between the US and Ukraine in which Zelenskyy alleged the US was pressuring him to sign a deal worth more than $500bn that would force “10 generations” of Ukrainians to pay it back. He also said it did not contain the security provisions Kyiv needed.

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