According to a New York Post report, Ukraine is ready to sign the rare earth minerals deal with the U.S. as early as Wednesday. It’s still not clear if the Trump admin is ready to ink the deal.
From The New York Post:
Ukraine wants to sign a landmark minerals agreement with the US in Washington on Wednesday following months-long negotiations, Ukrainian officials said — but it wasn’t clear if the Trump administration was ready to ink the deal.
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is currently in DC to coordinate final details tied to the mineral resources agreement, according to two senior Ukrainian officials.
The Ukrainian Cabinet is expected to approve the agreement’s wording — which includes the main deal and at least two technical accords — ahead of the sit-down.
There was no immediate word from the White House on whether the deal would be made official on Wednesday. The Post has reached out for comment.
One of the Ukrainian officials expressed hope, though, that there would be no changes from the US side.
The development would mark a major step in the drawn-out agreement process after a signing ceremony for an earlier version of the deal was axed when President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got into a heated Oval Office spat.
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