Trump says US raw materials deal with Ukraine to be signed soon

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a strategic raw materials deal with Ukraine is nearly good to go.

Mr Trump, commenting after a Cabinet meeting, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told him that the rare earth agreement with Ukraine was as good as finalised.

“They’ll sign it shortly,” Mr Trump said.

The president reiterated his claim that Europe had only given Ukraine aid as a loan and that the United States was the only one pumping money into the…