President Zelenskyy said any mineral exploitation by the US would need to be tied to security guarantees for Ukraine that would deter future Russian aggression.
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00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals.
00:13He said the document was too focused on U.S. interests and didn't include security guarantees for Ukraine that would deter future Russian aggression.
00:24There are not very concrete things about security guarantees in this document and for me it's very important the connection between some kind of security guarantees and some kind of investment.
00:39Ukraine has vast reserves of critical minerals that are used in aerospace, defense and nuclear industries.
00:47The Trump administration has indicated it is interested in accessing them to reduce dependence on China.