The media learned about the trip of the Ukrainian delegation to the United States for negotiations on metals

Ukrainian officials will arrive in the United States on April 11-12 to negotiate a rare earth metals deal and rebuild infrastructure after a possible end to the conflict. This was reported by Bloomberg on April 8, citing sources in Kiev.

According to the newspaper, the delegation will include the Deputy Ministers of Economy and Justice of Ukraine, as well as an unnamed international law firm that will advise the Ukrainian side.

At the same time, it is noted that the delegation will not be represented by more senior officials, since the upcoming negotiations with the administration of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will be only advisory in nature.

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On April 4, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant expressed hope that a resource deal with Ukraine would be signed during his visit next week. He added that the American side considers the signing of the agreement with Kiev as a situation of mutual benefit.

The Wall Street Journal reported on March 29 that Ukraine would not be able to accept the new terms of the resource deal with the United States. According to the newspaper, the new agreement now provides Washington with not only access to Ukraine's rare earth metals, but also the opportunity to benefit from Kiev's economic projects in the field of metals, oil, gas and other natural resources.

The next day, American leader Donald Trump said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wanted to abandon the deal on critically important mineral resources.