The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the United States and Ukraine, obtaining an agreement for Ukrainian minerals, reciprocal prices to balance trade and the United States in search of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine and the United States have concluded an agreement on a The agreement of the minerals of rare earths, Fox News can confirm.
The agreement, which was among the Ukrainians, which was among the Ukrainians, will be officially signed in the Oval Office by Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian chef should visit the White House on Friday.
Fox News learned on Wednesday that no security agreement has been stated in the final document, but this will probably be finalized during broader negotiations.
The agreement, which was offered for the first time by the White House during the visit of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Ukraine earlier in February, “will intersect” the two savings, he said.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R), speaks with the American secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent (R) at their meeting in kyiv on February 12, 2025, in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Tetiana dzhafarova / afp / getty images)
The Ukrainian mineral agreement could be the American model of uses with other countries
“It is a winner, because the American people have a participation in the resumption of the Ukrainian economy publish this conflict,” said Bessent to Maria Bartiromo on the “future Sunday Morning” of Fox News before the agreement. “And we will arrive on the other side of this conflict, then the United States, will share the advantages.”
Ukraine is rich in natural resources, Including what is considered to be the largest titanium block in Europe used in military aircraft and lithium used in electric batteries, among others. Trump is looking for a reduction in extractions by 50%. The country also has a large reserve of unexploited natural gas, according to experts. Bessent said they would work to treat minerals in the United States or Europe, not in China, where it is currently taking place.
An excavator with seal wheel undermines rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025 in the Zytomyr region in Ukraine. (Kostiiantyn Liberov / Libkos / Getty images)
In mid-2024, Congress approved $ 175 billion in aid and military aid to the Ukrainian government since the invasion of Russia in February 2022, according to the non-supporter Committee for a responsible federal budget.
“The real gain will be at the end of the conflict and there is the precipitation to rebuild Ukraine,” said the Treasury Secretary at Fox Business, Edward Lawrence in an exclusive interview during his trip to Ukraine. Wall Street companies, including JPMorgan and Blackrock would have discussed Investing in the region torn apart by war, as Fox Business reported in 2023.
| Teleprinter | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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| Blk | Blackrock inc. | 953.77 | -4.24 |
-0.44% |
| Jpm | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 258.79 | +1.39 |
+ 0.54% |
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After the visit of Bessent, Trump castigated Zelenskyy, To say that he “had” with the leader of war.
