By Cynthia Michelle Aranguren Hernández Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego has criticised Ukraine's intention to finalise an agreement granting the United States access to its rare earth minerals,

A framework agreement outlining U.S. access to revenues from Ukraine's natural resources in exchange for security guarantees has legal gaps that must be filled in future negotiations, four experts told Reuters a day before the countries' leaders meet in Washington.

While the president’s word seems to suggest unambiguous certainty that a deal was reached between both sides, Ukraine appears not quite committed to the same degree of completion on the deal.