Treasury Secretary Says U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Would Include Implicit Economic Security Guarantee

During an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” program yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that a U.S.-Ukraine deal featuring “strategic minerals, energy and state-owned enterprises” has built into it an “implicit” economic security guarantee. “This deal is part of President Trump’s long-arc negotiating strategy for peace between Ukraine and Russia, and … let the Ukrainians get back [to] … a peaceful existence,” Bessent said, reported The Hill.