Trump claims the “trillion-dollar deal” he’s close to signing with Ukrainian President Zelensky would offer the US easy access to a bonanza of rare earth minerals. That’s at odds with the assessment of US officials who say there’s little actual evidence of vast rare earth mineral wealth in Ukraine.

Trump’s promise of ‘very big deal’ with Zelensky undercut by officials’ widespread doubts over Ukraine’s resources | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s claim that the potential “trillion-dollar deal” he is on the cusp of signing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would offer the US easy access to a bonanza of rare ea...