The announcement that the deal had been signed came after months of fraught negotiations.
Ukraine signed a deal giving the United States control over a share of its future revenue from natural resources, a long-awaited agreement that Kyiv hopes will clear the way for continued U.S. support and a cease-fire with Russia.
The announcement late Wednesday that the deal had been signed came after months of fraught negotiations — including an explosive Oval Office confrontation — as the Trump administration tries to broker an end to Ukraine’s three-year war with Russia.
The agreement, which involves creating a joint investment fund between the countries, is intended to give President Trump a personal stake in the country’s fate while addressing his concerns that the United States has provided Kyiv with a blank check to try to withstand Russia’s invasion. It could also clear the way for more consequential talks on U.S. military backing for Ukraine and on the terms of a possible cease-fire with Russia.
The deal was initially meant to be signed when President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visited Washington in February. But a signing ceremony was abruptly canceled after Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance castigated the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office for what they said was not being grateful enough for U.S. support and sought to press him into making a peace deal.
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Critical mineral deposits in Ukraine
Titanium
Lithium
Cobalt
Other critical minerals
Ukraine holds
territory in Russia’s
Kursk region.
BELARUS
RUSSIA
Kyiv
UKRAINE
Area
controlled
by Russia
MOLD.
ROMANIA
CRIMEA
Critical mineral deposits in Ukraine
Titanium
Lithium
Cobalt
Other critical minerals
RUSSIA
BELARUS
Ukraine holds
territory in Russia’s
Kursk region.
POLAND
Lviv
Kyiv
Kharkiv
UKRAINE
Dnipro
Area controlled
by Russia
MOLDOVA
Odesa
ROMANIA
CRIMEA
