US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal

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The White House has been pushing for the agreement as a prerequisite for further military assistance.

On Wednesday afternoon, a US source familiar with the talks criticised Ukraine for seeking to reopen some terms that had apparently been finalised over the weekend.

It refers to "Russia's full scale invasion" and adds that "no state or person who financed or supplied the Russian war machine will be allowed to benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine".

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Published On: 2025-05-01 @ 02:40:06 (19 hours ago)

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