INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine and the United States on Wednesday signed a deal heavily promoted by United States President Donald Trump that will give the
the accord in Washington after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, with uncertainty persisting until the last moment with word of an
frayed after he took office in January
States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko were shown signing the agreement in a
invasion with aid of more than 64 billion euros ($72 billion), according to the Kiel Institute in Germany.Before the signing, Trump repeated
Ukraine.Ukraine is rich in natural resources including rare earth metals which are used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and
military applications, among others
increases.Ukraine also has large reserves of iron, uranium and natural gas.Svyrydenko said Ukraine has no debt obligations to the United
States under the agreement, a key point in the lengthy negotiations between the two countries.The deal also, she said, complied with
Trump has upended United States policy by softening the United States stance toward Russia and sometimes falsely blaming Ukrainian
seized from Ukraine in 2014, and potentially four other Ukrainian regions
the United States -Ukraine agreement seen by Reuters earlier on Wednesday showed Ukraine secured the removal of any requirement for it to
pay back the United States for past military assistance, something Kyiv had staunchly opposed.The draft did not provide any concrete United
States security guarantees for Ukraine, one of its initial goals.Separately, Ukraine has discussed with European allies the forming of an
