President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told Reuters he is ready to do a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump that includes U.S. involvement in developing Ukraine's huge deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals.

US President Donald Trump wants a substantial rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine for Washington's support US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that a minerals deal between Kyiv and Washington would provide Ukraine with a post-war "security shield",

U.S. military aid for developing Ukraine's mineral industry, a potential source of rare elements used in technology.