WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on Thursday that Kyiv and Washington have made progress on the minerals deal, but no agreement would be finalized this week.
The two sides signed a memorandum a week ago as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine, a deal promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump that has proven elusive.
“There was progress and now our teams are working very closely together,” he said after an event hosted by the Ukrainian embassy. “There are still some questions which we are discussing,” he said, without providing any details.
Marchenko also said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants the issue of frozen Russian assets to be part of broader discussions.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal, editing by Karin Strohecker)
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