Kiev, March 26 -- Washington has proposed a new version of the minerals deal to Kiev based on a previous framework agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday.
"After the framework deal, a full agreement is being developed. Now the United States has offered us a 'major' deal," he said.
Describing the US proposal as a "large, complete agreement" and "the vision of the American side," Zelensky said the details "are not yet available."
He said that the new version of the agreement doesn't include the US involvement in Ukraine's nuclear power plants, which US President Donald Trump suggested last week.
On March 20, Trump said that a rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine would be signed "very shortly." The init...