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The Trump administration reached a deal with Ukraine to give US investors preferential access to Ukraine’s supply of rare earth minerals on Wednesday, weeks after an Oval Office blow-up between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky put it on hold.
Axios and Bloomberg reported the deal was to be signed on Wednesday, citing senior Ukrainian officials.
Zelensky’s deputy economy minister told Axios that the deal was meant to spur further US investment in Ukraine’s defense, rather than to repay past support.
"This agreement is a win-win and it is written in friendly language. it is about investments, investments and investments," Taras Kachka told the news outlet.
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