Ukraine agrees to terms of critical minerals deal with US, sources say

Ukraine and the United States have agreed terms on a critical minerals deal, which a senior Ukrainian official says could be signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a trip to Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump had demanded Ukraine give access to its rare earth minerals to compensate for the billions of dollars worth of wartime aid it received under former president Joe Biden. Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump, pictured during their last meeting in New York in September, are set to sign a joint critical minerals deal. (Reuters: Shannon Stapleton) The deal would see the US jointly develop Ukraine’s…