The rare earth minerals agreement reached between the United States and Ukraine is a “10-year deal,” as it takes about that long to set up a mine, and the United States must continue finding more sources of materials, former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz told Newsmax on Thursday.

“I think the most important aspect of this deal is that the United States has to find more sources of these critical minerals to break up the Chinese monopoly, and we need a lot of deals like this around the world,” Fleitz said on “Wake Up America.”

The deal, he added, is a “clear signal” from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he is grateful for the United States’ support in the war against Russia and shows that he and President Donald Trump can work together.

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