U.S. President Trump stated that he demanded rare earth elements, oil, and "anything we can get" from Ukraine. On the same day, Ukrainian officials announced they had received the latest version of the mineral agreement text proposed by the U.S.

Trump: "We are very close to reaching a deal with Ukraine" On the local date, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), stating that he demanded rare earth minerals, oil, and "whatever we can get" from Ukraine to recoup the funds invested in the country. "I think we are very close to reaching a deal with Ukraine," he said.

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That day, Ukraine's Interfax news agency reported that the Ukrainian side had obtained the text of a new version of the mineral resources agreement proposed by the United States. According to the draft text, the United States and Ukraine would establish a commercial fund, with the U.S. holding a certain percentage of ownership.

It is reported that the document will be signed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Serhiy and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio. A Ukrainian expert team will initiate efforts to reach a U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement. During an interview with the media, Stefanchuk, the Speaker of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), stated that following a meeting between Ukrainian President Zelensky and Keith Kellogg, the U.S. government's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, a Ukrainian government expert team will be launched next week to work towards a minerals agreement with the United States.

Stefanchuk stated that Ukraine is willing to cooperate with partners on minerals but hopes to obtain concrete security guarantees. Earlier the same day, AFP cited Ukrainian sources reporting that Zelensky is not yet ready to accept the draft mineral agreement between Ukraine and the United States. The source revealed that the current draft lacks binding terms from the U.S. regarding guarantees or investments, with other related provisions also being quite vague. Ukraine has already proposed amendments to the current draft agreement.

美方就签署协议多次向乌方施压近期，美国向乌克兰提出一份所谓"Rare earths for aid" mineral agreement，泽连斯基称该协议缺乏对乌方的“安全保障”，没有签署协议。对此，多名美国政府官员在多个场合向乌方施压。

According to The Wall Street Journal, citing an aide to Zelensky, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bassett, during a meeting with Zelensky in Kyiv last week, asked the Ukrainian president to sign an agreement without consulting his team. Reuters, citing three informed sources, reported that U.S. negotiators pressured Ukraine in talks over access to its mineral resources, even raising the possibility of cutting off Ukraine's access to the "Starlink" satellite network service.