Reconstruction Investment Fund

American-Ukrainian fund draws 282 projects one year after launch

One year after the signing of the agreement creating the U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF), the fund has received 282 project financing applications from more than 15 countries, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on May 5.

5 May, 01:53 PM

U.S.–Ukrainian investment fund receives more than 60 project applications

In its first month of accepting funding proposals, the United States–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund received more than 60 project submissions, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko said on Feb. 13.

13 February, 08:12 PM

U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Fund starts work – Svyrydenko

The American-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund has begun operations, with the first set of priority projects already being formed, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced in a post on X on Oct. 15 following a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

15 October 2025, 02:01 PM

Ukraine pitches alternative U.S. rare earth extraction from waste

Ukraine is exploring alternative methods to extract critical minerals and rare earth metals beyond traditional mining, a move seen as vital for its joint reconstruction investment fund with the United States, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Yegor Perelygin wrote in a column for Interfax-Ukraine on Sept. 8.

10 September 2025, 04:25 PM

Dobra lithium site named first U.S.-Ukraine joint investment project

Ukraine has greenlit a competition for the development of the Dobra lithium deposit in Kirovohrad Oblast, marking the first initiative under a subsoil resources agreement with the United States, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in a Facebook post on July 3.

3 July 2025, 04:03 PM

Ukraine’s parliament approves Budget Code changes for US minerals deal

Ukraine’s legislature passed bill No. 13256 in its first reading on May 13, amending the Budget Code to enable a U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, with 286 lawmakers voting in favor, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced on Telegram.

13 May 2025, 06:25 PM

Ukraine’s parliamentary committee adjusts US investment fund ratification bill

The Verkhovna Rada’s Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Committee made editorial changes to the bill ratifying the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund agreement, addressing opposition concerns, committee chair Oleksandr Merezhko told news agency Ukrinform on May 7.

7 May 2025, 04:04 PM

Survey: Ukrainians welcome reconstruction fund pact with U.S., support splits east to west

Nearly half (47%) of Ukrainians have positive expectations regarding the agreement to establish the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 2-6.

7 May 2025, 03:23 PM

No defense guarantees in Ukraine-US minerals deal, says PM Shmyhal

The minerals agreement with the United States, signed April 30, lacks formal security guarantees but links U.S. military aid to investment contributions, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said during a government question session in the parliament on May 2.

2 May 2025, 03:55 PM

Ukraine fast-tracks U.S. minerals deal for ratification

The Ukrainian Cabinet has submitted the U.S.-Ukraine agreement on the establishment of the Reconstruction Investment Fund to the Parliament for ratification, the government's permanent representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, reported on Telegram shortly before midnight on May 1.

2 May 2025, 08:58 AM

U.S. rolls out ‘historic’ Ukraine investment pact, promises peace, no benefits for Putin

The agreement to establish the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund sends a clear signal to Russia that the “Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term,” the Treasury Department said in a statement on April 30.

1 May 2025, 11:43 AM

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