The White House and Ukraine have made significant progress toward reaching an agreement that would provide the US with access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals and tighten the long-term relationship between Kyiv and Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter. The progress in talks comes after President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traded sharp rhetoric this week about their differences over the matter. Zelenskyy said he balked at signing off on a deal that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed during a visit to Kyiv last week, and the Ukrainian leader objected again days later during a meeting in Munich with Vice President JD Vance because the American proposal did not include security guarantees. Trump earlier Friday renewed his criticism of Zelenskyy's handling of the three-year war and accused the Ukrainians of wasting Bessent's time. But the two sides made significant progress during a three-day visit to Ukraine this week by retir