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Trump says he will be signing rare earth mineral deal with Ukraine "very shortly"

21 March 2025 00:44 (UTC +04:00)

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would be signing a deal “very shortly” on rare earth minerals with Ukraine, APA reports quoting CNN.

“We’re doing very well with regard to Ukraine and Russia. And one of the things we are doing is signing a deal very shortly with respect to rare earths with Ukraine, which they have tremendous value in rare earth,” Trump said off the top of an event where he signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education.

This deal was what brought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House last month, but it was never ultimately signed after a tense Oval Office meeting between him and Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Projecting optimism about reaching an end to the war, Trump referenced recent phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy.

“We spoke yesterday with, as you know, President Putin and President Zelenskyy, and we would love to see that come to an end, and I think we’re doing pretty well in that regard,” he said. “I believe we’ll get it done. We’ll see what happens.”