Ukrainian official says terms of minerals deal reached with U.S.

February 25, 2025

(BBC News) A senior Ukrainian official says the US and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a minerals deal.
It contains “a number of good amendments,” the official tells the BBC, though details about what’s included in the revised draft remain unclear.
US President Donald Trump suggests his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Washington DC on Friday to sign the agreement.
Asked what Ukraine gets in exchange, Trump says: “The right to fight on.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said a “dangerous new era” was behind his decision to boost UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and cut the aid budget.
In a Downing Street news conference, he said Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “aggression does not stop in Ukraine … we can’t hide from this.”

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