US-Ukraine deal

U.S. may finalize draft peace proposal with Kyiv first

The United States is considering signing a "peace plan" solely with Ukraine — effectively presenting Russia with a fait accompli — though this will not constitute a final agreement, European Pravda reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 12:04 PM

Ukrainian Parliament blocks request to summon officials negotiating U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has rejected a motion to summon government officials involved in negotiating a minerals agreement with the United States, MP Iryna Herashchenko reported, following the Feb. 26 parliamentary session.

26 February 2025, 02:09 PM

Trump touts Ukraine rare earths deal: Equipment, benefits, right to fight

Ukraine will get “lots of equipment, military equipment, and the right to fight on” in the natural resources and reconstruction deal, U.S. President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office on Feb. 25, CNN reported.

26 February 2025, 09:00 AM

Trump administration outlines new approach to Ukraine and Russia

Mike Waltz, National Security Adviser to former President Donald Trump, has outlined the key directions of Trump’s proposed Ukraine and Russia policy, stressing economic partnerships and diplomatic shifts, Voice of America wrote on Feb. 23.

24 February 2025, 07:56 AM

US and Ukraine set to sign mineral resources agreement as early as today – WSJ

The United States and Ukraine are close to finalizing a deal on mineral extraction that could be signed as soon as Feb. 22, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.

22 February 2025, 03:06 PM

Trump accuses Ukraine of breaking non-existent rare earth minerals deal

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Ukraine “broke” a deal over access to rare earth metals — an agreement that had never actually been finalized, Suspilne national broadcaster reported on Feb. 20.

20 February 2025, 09:20 AM

Ukraine open to Trump’s rare earths deal, but terms still in discussion

Kyiv has not rejected the proposed U.S. deal on rare earth minerals, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna told the Guardian on Feb. 18.

18 February 2025, 01:05 PM

US asked for 50% of Ukraine’s minerals—Zelenskyy declined

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declined a proposal from a U.S. congressional delegation to sign a memorandum that would have given the United States a 50% stake in all future mineral reserves in Ukraine, The Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin reported on X on Feb. 14,

15 February 2025, 01:29 PM

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