US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would sign an agreement with Ukraine on rare earth minerals "very soon". This is reported by UNN with reference to CNN.
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At the beginning of the event, where he signed an executive order to begin the liquidation of the US Department of Education, Trump said that the White House is "working very well with Ukraine and Russia".
One of the things we will do is sign an agreement with Ukraine on rare earth minerals very quickly
Expressing optimism about ending the war, he mentioned recent phone calls with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"As you know, we spoke with President Putin and President Zelenskyy yesterday, and we would like to see an end to this, and I think we are doing quite well in this regard. I believe we will," Trump added.
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The day before, White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said that Washington had "gone beyond an economic agreement on minerals." In turn, US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce stated that American ownership of strategic facilities in Ukraine could be a deterrent to attacks.
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