US resists including security guarantees in rare earths deal with Ukraine

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The United States is resisting the inclusion of security guarantees in the agreement with Ukraine on rare earth metals, but the issue remains under discussion, CNN reports.

A Ukrainian source told the publication that the most problematic points have been removed from the draft agreement on rare earths, but the "American side is very much resisting the inclusion of security guarantees." Kyiv hopes this issue can be discussed during the upcoming meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump.

"Everything is ready from our side,” the Ukrainian source said. “We have finalized the draft. We have done as much as we can to make the conditions reasonable. As a result, this is a framework agreement on how to create Ukraine reconstruction fund. There is a separate agreement foreseen on how this one will work," the CNN source added.