Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the United States' economic partnership with Ukraine and the Trump administration's efforts to gain access to rare earth minerals in the country. Bessent believes that the partnership will benefit both countries and act as a deterrent to further Russian aggression. However, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy declined to sign a proposed agreement that would grant the US 50% ownership of Ukraine's rare earth minerals, citing a lack of security guarantees. The negotiations are also complicated by the fact that some of the minerals are located in Russian-occupied areas in eastern Ukraine.