US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for helping repel Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed off on a deal that will give Washington access to Ukraine's vast critical minerals and natural resources, finalizing an agreement weeks in the making to compensate the U.

S. for its help in repelling Russia’s invasion. The two sides offered only barebone details about the structure of the deal, which they called the United States-Ukraine Reinvestment Fund.



But it is expected to give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s valuable rare earth minerals while providing Kyiv a measure of assurance about continued American support in its grinding war with Russia.

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