On the benefits side, the gains may not be that great. There are a lot of unknowns about Ukrainian minerals. The U.N. says Ukraine holds 5% of the world’s rare earth minerals, including 22 of the 34 most critical for national security. But assessments of Ukrainian minerals are based on outdated Soviet-era data and models that may not be accurate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said during a radio interview that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has done a complete “about-face” on the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal that was not signed after a heated meeting between the two delegations late last month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would still be interested in a deal to share mineral rights with the United States — after leaving the White House without signing an agreement following an explosive blowup with President Trump in the Oval Office Friday.

President Trump might offer up his judgment on whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s comments Tuesday are enough to resume military aid and put him in Trump’s good graces, U.S. officials say,

After the Ukrainian leader's heated exchange on Friday with President Trump at the White House, Zelensky drove off in his motorcade shortly after being asked to leave. The resources deal, one of Zelensky's reasons for heading to Washington,

President Donald Trump said Volodymyr Zelenskiy will eventually make a natural-resources deal with the US, while accusing the Ukrainian president of “taking candy from a baby” in maximizing US military aid during the Biden years.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Saturday that he was "grateful and pleased" that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had shifted his stance on a proposed U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, claiming Zelenskyy had "actually apologized" and reaffirmed Ukraine’s interest in the agreement.