U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement

US–Ukraine resource fund unlikely to generate revenues in less than 10 years — report

Ukraine and the United States may not see any revenues from their resource exploitation deal for a decade or more, Reuters reported on May 1.

2 May 2025, 02:07 AM

Ukrainian government publishes full text of minerals agreement with U.S.

On May 1, the Ukrainian government published the full text of its subsoil agreement with the United States, making both the Ukrainian and English versions available to the public.

1 May 2025, 02:51 PM

New mineral deal allows US-Ukraine profit-sharing from oil, gas, and critical materials

The Ukraine-US mineral resources agreement consists of 12 articles and a preamble, and includes the creation of an investment fund, Deputy Minister and Trade Representative Taras Kachka said at the United News national telethon.

1 May 2025, 02:29 PM

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

Ukraine, US sign broad investment partnership deal

Ukraine and the United States have signed an agreement on resource exploitation and infrastructure investment, Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on May 1.

1 May 2025, 01:30 AM

US-Ukraine minerals deal to go ahead without previous military aid offset, PM says

The economic partnership agreement (often referred to as the “minerals deal”) will not count the previously provided U.S. military aid to Ukraine as Washington’s contribution, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on Telegram on April 27, after his meeting last week with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

28 April 2025, 08:51 AM

From funeral to fragile talks: Trump and Zelenskyy meet in Rome after months of tensions

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting in Rome, the Presidential Office told NV on April 26.

26 April 2025, 11:38 AM

No US ‘minerals deal’ this week, Finance Minister Marchenko says

While Kyiv and Washington made progress on negotiating a wide-ranging resource extraction agreement, the deal will not be signed this week, Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on April 24.

25 April 2025, 12:54 AM

PM Shmyhal meets with Secretary Bessent in Washington

Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington to discuss the financials of U.S.–Ukrainian relations going forward, Shmyhal said in a Telegram post on April 23.

24 April 2025, 02:11 AM

Ukrainian mineral assets: ensuring Ukrainian sovereignty and European partnership — opinion

Trump wants Ukraine’s minerals, but Europe should get its chance too.

21 April 2025, 10:24 AM

Pavlo Klimkin on Ukraine peace outlines in Paris, Rubio’s blackmail, and mineral deal nuances

Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s foreign minister from 2014 to 2019, spoke with Radio NV about the outlines of a possible ceasefire discussed in Paris, what might be behind U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s threat to pull out of peace talks, and how to interpret the readiness to sign a deal on critical minerals.

19 April 2025, 04:27 PM

Ukraine–US economic partnership deal in sight as memorandum of intent is signed

Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum of intent to finalize an economic partnership agreement between the two nations, Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on April 17.

18 April 2025, 12:48 AM

Resource deal with US far from finalized, Ukrainian negotiator says

Ukraine and the United States have made some progress on drafting a bilateral resource extraction agreement, but the document is still far from being ready to be signed, head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, deputy Economy Minister Taras Kachka, said on April 16.

16 April 2025, 10:38 PM

Critical minerals deal with U.S. will require ratification in parliament, says Svyrydenko

The bilateral agreement between Ukraine and the United States on critical minerals will need to be ratified by Ukraine’s parliament, First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on April 16 in a Facebook post.

16 April 2025, 04:17 PM

From $300B to $100B: U.S. trims Ukraine’s bill, doubles down on critical mineral rights

The United States has softened its demands regarding repayment for aid to Ukraine during talks over a bilateral economic agreement on mineral extraction, Bloomberg reported on April 16, citing sources.

16 April 2025, 11:58 AM

Rare earths deal nears as U.S. softens stance on Ukraine aid bill

The United States and Ukraine are nearing a rare earths deal that could be signed as early as this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bloomberg on April 16.

16 April 2025, 11:27 AM

Ukraine hires US law firm to help negotiate mineral rights agreement

The Ukrainian Justice Ministry hired U.S. law firm Hogan Lovells to represent the country’s interests in negotiations on the so-called “minerals deal” with the United States, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on April 11, citing the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) registry.

11 April 2025, 08:41 PM

Bloomberg reveals details of upcoming Ukrainian delegation visit to U.S. for resource deal talks

A Ukrainian delegation will visit the United States on April 11–12 to negotiate a new draft deal on critical mineral resources, Bloomberg reported on April 8, citing sources familiar with the talks.

8 April 2025, 11:17 PM

Bessent accuses Zelenskyy’s circle of bad advice over minerals' deal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to sign a proposed U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement because, in Bessent’s words, “corrupt people wouldn’t have liked it.” Bessent made the remarks during an April 4 interview with controversial American media personality Tucker Carlson, who is widely known for his pro-Russian views.

5 April 2025, 05:34 PM

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