The US administration presented President Volodymyr Zelensky with a revised draft of a rare-earths agreement described by sources as greatly improved and compliant with Ukrainian law. Zelensky turned down the original offer from US President Donald Trump, asserting that any deal must be approved by the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. According to undisclosed sources, the new proposal permits the US to obtain a 50 percent share of minerals extracted in Ukraine but does not include direct security assurances for Kyiv. Zelensky underscored that the primary reasons for not endorsing the agreement were the lack of explicit security guarantees and the stipulation requiring Ukraine to relinquish 50% of its rare minerals.