President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled that the U.S. and Ukraine could finalize a long-anticipated minerals agreement as soon as next week following weeks of delays and a previous breakdown in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Hill reported.

“We have a minerals deal,” Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “Which I guess is going to be signed on Thursday … next Thursday? Soon.”

The agreement, which would give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s supply of critical minerals, was initially expected to be finalized during Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington in February. However, Trump paused talks after what officials described as a contentious meeting between the two leaders.

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