Trump Says US to Sign Ukraine Minerals Deal Next Thursday

An excavator at a graphite mine in the Kirovohrad region, Zavallya, Ukraine.
Photographer: Olena Koloda/Bloomberg

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By Natalia Drozdiak and Josh Wingrove

April 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT

Updated on

April 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

President Donald Trump said the US and Ukraine would sign a deal on critical minerals next Thursday, in a step expected to keep Kyiv in good favor as the White House seeks to broker a quick ceasefire deal with Russia.

“We have a minerals deal which I guess is going to be signed on Thursday,” Trump said while meeting with Italian Prime Minster Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office. “And I assume they’re going to live up to the deal.”