US not planning to sign minerals deal with Ukraine — treasury secretary

The US administration is no longer looking at signing a rare earths and other minerals agreement with Ukraine, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said, Report informs via TASS.

"It is impossible to have an economic deal without a peace deal. The sine qua non for an economic deal, is that Ukrainian leadership wants a peace deal," he said in an interview with the CBS television channel.

When asked whether the deal is still on the table, he said, "Not at present."