Inside the secret genius of the Ukraine mineral deal

President Trump has just struck one big, beautiful deal with Ukraine — and its impact could reach far beyond rare earth minerals. Unveiled yesterday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the agreement does more than open Ukraine's vast mineral reserves to US investment. It closes a lingering rift between President Trump and President Zelensky over American support for Kyiv, while catapulting US firms to the forefront of Ukraine's postwar mining and reconstruction boom. "Our money is secure and we can start digging," Trump said at yesterday's cabinet meeting. "The American presence will keep a lot of bad actors out." Trump was…