Minerals

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: What we Know

Washington and Kyiv have signed a new minerals deal that will see the United States invest in Ukraine's rare earth and other deposits as it seeks to reduce military aid to the war-torn country. The deal, described as “truly equal” by Kyiv and a “win-win” by Washington, came after weeks of tension following a spat in ...

Ukraine Expects to Sign Minerals Deal with US in 'Next 24 Hours': PM

Ukraine expects to sign a much-anticipated minerals deal with the United States in "the next 24 hours", Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said Wednesday, as both sides finalized details. The agreement would see Washington and Kyiv jointly develop Ukraine's mineral resources, an arrangement US President Donald Trump has called "money back" for the ...

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal Talks Progressing 'Quite Fast': Senior Official

Long-running and fraught talks between Kyiv and Washington on a deal that would give the United States preferential access to Ukrainian natural resources are progressing quickly, a senior official told AFP Wednesday. Ukraine and the United States had planned to sign a deal on extracting Ukraine's strategically important minerals, until a ...

Ukraine-US Hold 'Constructive' Talks on Minerals Deal

Talks last week between the United States and Ukraine on a proposed minerals deal were "constructive," a senior official familiar with the discussions told AFP on Monday. "The meeting was normal, no problems; everyone says that they talked constructively," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, after a meeting in Washington on ...