Trump does not promise Ukraine security in exchange for minerals

President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will finalize a rare minerals deal during a trip to the White House on Friday. Under the agreement, the U.S. would receive mineral resources from Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports. Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic International Studies, has analysis.

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U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees

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What’s at Stake in the Ukraine-Trump Minerals Deal?

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What we know about Trump's rare minerals deal with Ukraine's Zelenskyy

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U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say

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The Hill - 3d
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