Ukraine's soils hold some five percent of the world's mineral resources, which is what US President Donald Trump is anxious to secure, but not all of them are yet exploited -- or maybe even exploitable,

No deal has been reached between the USA and Ukraine regarding rare earth metals. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, refused to sign the document presented to him. When asked by journalists why he did not sign it,

The White House floated a proposal to secure U.S. access to half of Ukraine’s mineral resources after the war, reportedly including lithium, graphite and uranium.