Ukraine and U.S. Sign Agreement in Lead-Up to Full Minerals Deal

The signed memorandum of understanding was thin on details, and the White House did not comment. But President Trump has said he expects to sign a minerals deal with Kyiv soon.Mining ilmenite in the central region of Kirovohrad, Ukraine, earlier this year. President Trump has said he expects the United States to reap $500 billion from Ukraine’s natural resources in the deal and win access to deposits of rare earth metals.