The writer is US Treasury secretary. While much has been reported about the economic partnership that President Donald Trump has proposed to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Z
Vast estimated deposits of lithium, titanium and rare earths such as gallium have yet to be significantly developed
Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s president is facing his biggest fear: war without US support
US national security adviser Mike Waltz has said Ukraine will sign a critical minerals deal with Washington in “the very short term”, even as Kyiv says several key points must still be agreed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a US bid to take ownership of around 50 per cent of the rights to his country’s rare earth minerals and is trying to negotiate a better deal, according to several people familiar with the matter.
European capitals are scrambling to fill the security gap should Donald Trump withdraw American military assets