The White House floated a proposal to secure U.S. access to half of Ukraine’s mineral resources after the war, reportedly including lithium, graphite and uranium.

The U.S. is negotiating a minerals deal with Ukraine for its vast rare earth reserves as part of a larger peace plan to end the conflict with Russia.

This follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's rejection of a detailed U.S. proposal last week that would have seen Washington receiving 50% of Ukraine's critical minerals, which include graphite,