As part of the agreement on US access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals, the US will not become the owner of physical assets in Ukraine. This is an offer of

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has tried to convince Ukraine to accept a deal that would tie the U.S. and Ukrainian economies together.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his aides to reject Trump administration officials ' proposal that would grant the United States significant access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, a Ukrainian official close to Zelenskyy confirmed to NBC News.

This comes after US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed for Ukraine to give up some of its minerals in exchange for support, in a deal which is currently being finalised, according to a Ukrainian minister.