Source: New York Post
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the US is ready to sign a mineral deal with Ukraine ‘this afternoon’ — but added there had been a last-minute snag. ‘The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last minute changes,’ Bessent said during a meeting of President Trump’s cabinet about the pending deal, which has been months in the making. ‘We’re sure that they will reconsider that, and we are ready to sign this afternoon,’ he added. Bessent did not reveal any specifics of the deal, but said that Washington and Kyiv came to an agreement over the weekend. Ukraine Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko was in DC Wednesday looking to finalize the details of the agreement before singing the deal, per two Ukrainian officials. ‘We are finalizing the last details with our American colleagues,’ Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyha told Telemarathon, a Ukrainian TV outlet.” (04/30/25)