Waltz noted Trump's determination to conclude a deal with Ukraine on resources.

US President Donald Trump is determined to conclude a deal with Ukraine on minerals. This was announced on April 27 by Mike Waltz, adviser to the American leader on national security.

"The deal will be concluded. The president is determined to achieve this," he said on Fox News.

According to him, the negotiators are working closely on the issue of concluding a deal. Waltz also clarified that the agreement is a priority of Trump and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant.

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On April 25, Trump expressed hope for Ukraine to sign a natural resources deal immediately. He stressed that the final documents have not been signed for three weeks.

On April 18, Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum on an agreement on minerals. The Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Sviridenko, added that the next step is to finalize the contents of the transaction and conclude it.

On April 11, it was reported that the new draft resource deal between Kiev and Washington does not contain provisions on guarantees of Ukraine's security, despite the demands of the Kiev regime. In addition, the draft agreement also tightens the conditions put forward before.