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Trump: Zelenskyy to sign minerals deal in US visit

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a long-sought minerals deal that will closely tie the two countries together for years to come.

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  1. Ukraine reportedly agrees a critical rare minerals deal with the U.S.

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    Trump: Zelenskyy to sign minerals deal in US visit

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. CNN

    Analysis: The Ukraine minerals deal is a perfect metaphor for Trump’s foreign policy (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Donald Trump isn’t the only president who knows a bad deal when he sees one.

  2. Fox News

    Trump says deal with Ukraine for US access to its rare earth minerals is ‘pretty close’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is close to finalizing a deal with Ukraine to have access to the country's rare earth minerals.

  3. Time

    What to Know About the $500 Billion Deal Trump Wants With Ukraine (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Zelensky said giving the U.S. profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, but he indicated a more equitable deal was in the works.

  4. Newsweek

    Donald Trump strikes rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    While the deal does not include explicit security guarantees, Ukrainian officials emphasized that they secured favorable terms.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine agrees to terms of US minerals deal, reports say – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Trump administration had been pushing Kyiv towards an agreement on accessing rare earth minerals in exchange for aid. More on DW.

  6. Forbes

    Ukraine Reportedly Agrees To Mineral Deal With U.S.—As Trump Pushes For Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The deal comes amid rocky relations between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

  7. RedState

    Art of the Deal: Ukraine Agrees to Trump Administration's Minerals Bargain (opens RedState)

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  8. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Ukraine reportedly agrees a critical rare minerals deal with the U.S. (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Ukraine and the United States reached an agreement over access to Kyiv’s deposits of rare earth minerals, according to media reports.

  9. Al Jazeera

    US-Ukraine critical minerals deal: What we know so far (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Zelenskyy might visit Trump this week for a rare earth minerals deal in efforts to win Washington’s backing for Kyiv.

  10. The Columbian

    Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation of rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian official

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: Mineral deal finalized with US, Kyiv says – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukraine has negotiated more agreeable terms in a minerals deal with the US, according to Ukranian sources. President Zelenskyy will reportedly fly to Washington on Friday to sign the deal. DW has the latest.

  12. Hot Air

    Ukraine Agrees to Mineral Deal with US (opens Hot Air)

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  13. CNN

    Zelensky calls US-Ukraine minerals deal a ‘framework’ as it emerges agreement has no security guarantees (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined a natural resources deal between Ukraine and the United States, but stressed that the deal is a “framework” for future agreements and that a lot rests on talks with US President Donald Trump expected later this week.

  14. Daily Journal

    US and Ukraine have agreed on a preliminary economic deal, Ukraine's prime minister says (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Wednesday that Ukraine and the United States have reached preliminary agreement on a broad economic deal that includes U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals amid its three-year war with Russia.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Is the US-Ukraine mineral deal a win-win agreement? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ukraine agrees to grant the US access to its mineral wealth.

  16. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Agrees Trump's Rare Earth Minerals Deal, Zelensky to Sign Friday (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Zelensky will sign a rare earths deal with Trump on Friday, formalising the future economic relationship between the two countries.

  17. Time

    Why the Trump Administration May Want Ukraine's Minerals (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The U.S. will have access to Ukraine's mineral wealth under a deal the two countries are expected to sign later this week.

  18. CNN

    What we do and don’t know about Trump’s ‘very big deal’ on Ukraine’s mineral resources (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The United States and Ukraine are trying to hammer out a natural resources agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s untapped mineral riches in exchange for investments and what Ukraine hopes would be concrete security guarantees.

  19. Breitbart News

    Putin Tries to Undercut Zelensky Deal by Offering U.S. Minerals from Conquered Ukraine (opens Breitbart News)

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    Russian strongman Vladimir Putin held a meeting on Monday to discuss the development of his country's rare-earth mineral industry.

  20. CBS News

    Ukraine, U.S. agree to framework for economic deal with access to rare earth minerals, Ukrainian officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The agreement could be signed as early as Friday, Ukrainian officials say.

  21. WHDH Boston

    US and Ukraine near an economic deal with mineral rights but no security promise, officials say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s

  22. NPR

    The U.S. and Ukraine are close to agreeing on a framework deal for critical minerals (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will come to the U.S. Friday to sign a deal.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to sign ‘very big’ minerals deal (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president says he expects Ukrainian leader to sign agreement to jointly develop natural resources on Friday.

  24. Newsweek

    US-Ukraine rare earths deal: everything we know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A deal to jointly explore resources could improve relations with the Trump administration.

  25. WHDH Boston

    Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation

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