The White House says Trump is confident in signing the mineral protocol, and Ukraine is reportedly expected to finalize it as early as this week.

On April 30, the White House said that U.S. President Donald Trump is "confident" that he will sign a critical minerals agreement with Ukraine, a move that may strengthen U.S. support for Kyiv. "Not only will this help the U.S. recover the billions of dollars we've spent on taxes and localize control of some of our critical minerals, but it will also help the people of Ukraine rebuild after the conflict ends," White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt told reporters on Tuesday. "He wants Ukraine to sign this agreement and is confident that they will," she added. U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators aim to sign a mineral agreement as soon as this week, which will regulate the development of Ukraine's mineral resources and infrastructure reconstruction after the war, according to a person familiar with the matter.