Bangladesh, March 2 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States is “pretty close” to an agreement with Ukraine on sharing revenue from Ukrainian rare earth minerals and other natural resources as part of efforts to end the conflict. However, sources indicated that the draft deal might “not be the one President Volodymyr Zelensky would accept.”

“It is a strange offer to try and take from a country that is a victim of war, more than it costs to pay for its defense,” a source familiar with the negotiations told CNN. Ukrainian state broadcaster Suspilne also reported that work had continued on the document “all night,” but progress was held up by the issue of “s...