The US-Ukraine minerals deal, signed by Volodymyr Zelensky on May 12, establishes that half of revenues from mineral extraction go to a joint US-Ukraine investment fund.
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The deal, signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 12, is aimed at deepening economic ties, boosting Ukraine's reconstruction, and positioning the country as a supplier of strategic resources to the U.S.
President Zelenskyy signed the minerals deal law on May 12, 2025
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