President Donald Trump had tied continued U.S. support to access to Ukraine’s mineral resources, including titanium, uranium, and lithium—materials vital to aerospace, nuclear, and EV industries.
Ukraine has signed a landmark agreement granting the United States access to its rare minerals, forming part of a broader partnership aimed at ending its three-year war with Russia.
The 10-year deal, finalized in Washington, D.C., by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, will establish the United States–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.
“Together with the United States, we are creating the Fund that will attract global investment into our country,” Svyrydenko posted on X.
President Donald Trump had tied continued U.S. support to access to Ukraine’s mineral resources, including titanium, uranium, and lithium—materials vital to aerospace, nuclear, and EV industries.
“This agreement signals clearly to Russia that the Trump Administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine,” Bessent stated.
The fund, supported by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, ensures equal partnership and prohibits Russian-affiliated entities from benefiting from reconstruction projects.