Kiev agrees to Trump’s minerals deal – FT

It reportedly gives the US half the proceeds from the industry, but says nothing of security guarantees

Kiev has agreed to a softened version of US President Donald Trump’s earlier demand for US access to hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Ukrainian mineral resources, Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky may visit the White House in the coming weeks for a signing ceremony with Trump, the report said. Kiev officials told the publication that the nation’s justice, economy, and foreign ministers approved the deal.