A Ukrainian news publisher claims to have released the full text of the alleged Ukraine rare earths mineral deal ahead of expectations that President Volodymyr Zelensky will sign it on Friday, revealing language stopping short of the security guarantees Kyiv demanded but nevertheless establishing a clear future interest for the United States in the country’s wellbeing.
The United States and Ukraine agreed on the text of an initial framework for a mineral rights deal on Tuesday, and may be signed by President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky in person as soon as tomorrow. But now a Ukrainian newspaper claims to have published the full text of that deal, seeming to reveal the concessions made to both sides to get the agreement over the line.
While Ukraine had initially demanded full security guarantees in return for access to its vast, and mostly untapped, mineral…
