Ukraine, US Still Ironing Out Parts of Minerals Pact
Keith Kellogg and Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting in Kyiv.
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Negotiators need more time to finalize a deal that would give Washington a cut of Ukraine’s critical mineral wealth, a person with knowledge of the talks said.
The draft agreement proposed by the Trump administration currently has some questionable elements, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy isn’t ready to approve it, said the person, who asked not to be identified to discuss private talks. The person declined to say what in the draft has triggered Kyiv’s objections.