Half of Ukraine's natural resources along with ways of ports/infrastructure (Treaty to be signed 28 Feb.)

Trump changes "rhetoric" and obfuscates

whether he said Zelinskyy was a "dictator"

politico.com/news/2025/02/27/

donald-trump-volodymir-zelinskyy-visit

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UPDATE (end of Feb. 2025):

U.S. - Ukraine Minerals / rare earths "deal"

to include new language referring to 

Security Guarantees

a phrase sought by the Ukrainian negotiators . . .

26 Feb. 2025 NY TIMES dot-com online article

The agreement may be signed Friday when

Volodymyr Zelinskiyy travels to the Oval Office

White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for a ceremnial

signing . . .

New Secretary of the Treasury

Scott Bessent

answered questions about the

deal between the government

of Ukraine and its natural

resources (rare earth metals

such as uranium, titanium,

lithium, cobalt, and precious metals)

and the Trump-Vance administration

seeking to partner with Ukraine

offering an "implicit guarantee

that I call an economic security

guarantee. . .

thehill.com/business

scott-bessent-says-us-ukraine-

deal has implicit economic

security guarantee

Feb. 23, 2025 12:30 p.m.