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US, Ukraine could sign mining agreement on March 4 — report

The United States and Ukraine could sign the previously negotiated joint resource extraction deal as early as Tuesday, March 4, Reuters reported.

4 March 2025, 10:46 PM

Ukraine ready to sign mineral agreement with US ‘anytime, in any format' — Zelenskyy

Despite Washington abruptly cutting all military aid to Ukraine, Kyiv is still prepared to sign the previously negotiated mineral rights deal with the United States "at any time and in any convenient format," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 4.

4 March 2025, 08:36 PM

US, Ukraine fail to sign minerals deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump did not sign a bilateral resource extraction agreement during their meeting on Feb. 28, a White House representative told Reuters.

28 February 2025, 11:07 PM

Zelenskyy meets with Trump at the White House

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the White House on Friday, Feb. 28, to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, as reported by Sky News.

28 February 2025, 07:52 PM

US expects to earn $20 billion from Ukraine minerals deal

The United States expects to earn around $20 billion from the upcoming mineral rights deal with Ukraine, U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 10:24 PM

Macron convinced Trump not to cancel Zelenskyy’s Washington visit — report

U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to cancel Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington on Feb. 28, but French President Emmanuel Macron intervened and convinced him otherwise, French broadcaster BFM reported on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 09:38 PM

Washington opposed any mention of security guarantees in minerals deal with Kyiv — report

U.S. officials were initially against mentioning security guarantees for Ukraine in the recently finalized mineral rights agreement, The New York Times reported on Feb. 26.

27 February 2025, 01:36 AM

Zelenskyy to visit Washington for meeting with Trump on Feb. 28

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to visit Washington on Friday, Feb. 28, for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reported on Feb. 25, citing informed sources.

26 February 2025, 01:18 AM

Kyiv agrees to sign mineral rights deal after US scales down demands — report

Ukraine and the United States have agreed on the terms of a mineral rights agreement, and Kyiv is prepared to sign the document, Ukrainian officials told the Financial Times on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 10:09 PM

Putin offers US access to rare earth metals from occupied Ukrainian territories

Moscow is prepared to invite foreign companies to jointly extract rare earth metals, including in occupied territories of Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said on Feb. 24.

25 February 2025, 01:29 PM

Trump to meet with Zelenskyy and sign mineral rights deal by next week

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this or next week, expecting to sign a U.S.-Ukraine mineral rights deal, Trump said on Feb. 24.

24 February 2025, 09:32 PM

Ukraine, US push to hammer out mineral rights deal

Ukrainian and U.S. officials negotiated throughout the night until Friday morning, Feb. 21, in an attempt to reach a minerals agreement and prevent further deterioration of relations between the two countries, a U.S. official and a source familiar with the situation told Axios.

21 February 2025, 08:26 PM

US sends Ukraine revised version of mineral rights deal — report

The U.S. government has presented Ukraine with an "improved" draft agreement on developing Ukraine’s mineral deposits, Axios reported on Feb. 20, citing Ukrainian and U.S. officials, as well as three other informed sources.

21 February 2025, 12:54 AM

Trump ‘very disappointed’ Zelenskyy rejected mineral rights deal — Waltz

U.S. President Donald Trump is “very disappointed” by Volodymyr Zelenskyy's refusal to sign a deal granting Washington 50% of Ukraine’s mineral resources, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on Feb. 20.

20 February 2025, 10:16 PM

US sought dominance over Ukraine’s economy in deal presented to Zelenskyy — report

A proposed mineral rights agreement that the United States offered Ukraine, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not sign, effectively amounted to "economic colonization," The Telegraph reported on Feb. 17, citing a draft of the document.

18 February 2025, 12:19 AM

Zelenskyy ‘politely declined’ to give US half of Ukraine’s total mineral reserves — report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declined a proposal from a U.S. congressional delegation to sign a memorandum that would have granted the United States 50% of Ukraine's current and future mineral reserves.

15 February 2025, 12:14 AM

Ukraine to overhaul its geological survey procedures

An upcoming project to reassess Ukraine’s natural resources will include overhauling the state-owned Nadra company, which conducts audits of mineral resources, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Feb. 13.

14 February 2025, 01:36 AM

Treasury Secretary Bessent presents Ukraine with ‘minerals for arms’ deal draft

The United States will continue to support Ukraine in exchange for an agreement on the extraction of rare earth minerals, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a joint press briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 09:36 PM

Partnership, not concessions — Zelenskyy on exchanging resources for US aid

Under a potential agreement with Donald Trump’s administration, Ukraine and the United States could jointly develop mineral resources on Ukrainian soil, in exchange for sustained U.S. security assistance to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 11:24 PM

Zelenskyy to meet with Trump next week

U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as next week, Voice of America correspondent Steve Herman reported on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 08:22 PM

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