NYT > World News Ukraine Takes First Step Toward Carrying Out Minerals Deal With U.S. Par :Constant Méheut 16 juin 2025 à 15:00 The government is trying to show the Trump administration that it can deliver on the agreement. © Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesIn a handout image from Ukraine’s government, Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, and Yulia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian economy minister, signed the minerals deal in Washington in April.