U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he wants to sign an agreement with Kyiv, under which Ukraine would supply the United States with rare-earth minerals essential for electronics in exchange for American aid. This was reported by Hromadske, citing Agence France-Presse.
"We are looking to sign an agreement with Ukraine where they will provide what we are giving them with their rare-earth elements and other things", - Trump said while speaking to journalists in the Oval Office of the White House.
Trump also stated that he is currently working on a deal to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, and Washington has already made progress in this direction.
"We have made significant progress on the russia-Ukraine issue", - Bloomberg quoted the U.S. president as saying.
Trump previously announced talks with Ukraine and russia.