We will sign minerals deal today – Trump
Pravda Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has said he will sign an agreement on rare earth minerals with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 February.
Source: Reuters
Details: Regarding the minerals agreement, Trump said it was a “very fair deal” and a “big commitment from the United States”.
Quote: “We are going to take rare earths and use it for all we do, including AI and military weapons,” Reuters quoted Trump as saying.
He also told Zelenskyy: “You won’t go back to fighting.”
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Background:
- On 28 February, Zelenskyy arrived at the White House for a meeting with Trump.
- It was reported on Tuesday 25 February that Ukraine and the United States had finally agreed on the terms of a bilateral agreement on the extraction of Ukrainian rare earths.
- The final text of the agreement has been published by European Pravda.
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