U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement

Mineral deal: Ukraine and U.S. plan to launch three mining projects within 18 months — Svyrydenko

Ukraine and the United States plan to launch the first three mineral extraction projects within 18 months under their newly signed subsurface resources agreement, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on Aug. 5.

6 August 2025, 12:12 PM

Signs of a World War and Ukraine’s place in it—opinion

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin asked U.S. President Donald Trump for 60 days to finish off Ukraine from the air and bite off as much territory as possible. Trump thought about it and, in principle, agreed—he gave Putin 50 days for the job.

18 July 2025, 01:18 AM

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

Investment fund under US-Ukraine minerals deal could launch by year-end — Svyrydenko

Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said in Washington that the investment fund created under the US–Ukraine critical minerals agreement could begin operations by the end of 2025, Reuters reported on June 5.

5 June 2025, 12:15 PM

Ukraine and U.S. kick off Reconstruction Fund under subsoil agreement

Ukraine and the United States have completed all necessary procedures to launch the Reconstruction Fund under the subsoil agreement, First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on X on May 23.

23 May 2025, 06:56 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

Zelenskyy, Trump talk after resource deal ratification

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on May 8, hours after the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) ratified the U.S.–Ukrainian resource exploitation agreement.

9 May 2025, 01:07 AM

Ukrainian parliament ratifies mineral agreement with the U.S.

Ukraine’s parliament ratified a bilateral agreement with the United States on critical minerals cooperation, Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on May 8, noting that lawmakers from all parties and groups backed the measure with 338 votes in favor.

8 May 2025, 06:29 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

US envoy confirms Rada to vote on minerals deal on May 8

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada will vote on May 8 to ratify a minerals agreement with the United States, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Julie Davis has said, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine reported on X.

7 May 2025, 03:20 PM

Poroshenko demands government meeting to review US resource deal

Former Ukrainian president and political opposition leader Petro Poroshenko seeks a meeting with government officials to review the U.S.–Ukrainian resource exploitation agreement before its ratification, Poroshenko said on May 6.

7 May 2025, 11:25 AM

Government to brief MPs ahead of US resource deal ratification vote

Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will hold a series of meetings with parliamentary factions in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) before MPs vote to ratify the U.S.–Ukrainian resource extraction agreement, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on May 5.

5 May 2025, 09:28 PM

Zelenskyy urges U.S. to revoke visas for lawmakers who oppose mineral deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the United States to revoke visas for members of parliament who refuse to ratify a bilateral mineral resources agreement, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 3 following his remarks to reporters.

3 May 2025, 04:11 PM

Life in Ukraine has grown more dangerous since ceasefire talks began — NYT

Life for civilians in Ukraine has become more perilous since negotiations over a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine began earlier this year, The New York Times reported on May 2.

3 May 2025, 01:36 PM

Kyiv and Washington sign resource partnership deal — the week in headlines

Your slice of the top headlines in Ukraine. Weekly. Friday May 2, 2025

3 May 2025, 02:46 AM

Kremlin unnerved by US–Ukraine resource deal, report says

Kyiv and Washington signing the resource exploitation agreement after months of contentious negotiations have left Russian governing elites “concerned,” The Washington Post reported on May 2.

3 May 2025, 01:26 AM

U.S.-Ukraine peace push meets Russian stonewall

The U.S.-Ukraine economic partnership agreement highlights Kyiv's willingness to make compromises in pursuit of a lasting peace amid consistent Russian disinterest in proposals for sustainable resolution of the war made by Washington and Kyiv, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 1.

2 May 2025, 11:06 AM

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

US–Ukraine mineral fund may begin within months of ratification — Svyrydenko

The US–Ukraine Recovery Investment Fund on cooperation in the field of critical minerals, may begin operating within a few months after it is ratified, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said, Suspilne national broadcaster reported on May 1.

2 May 2025, 08:10 AM

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