The United States and Ukraine have outlined a joint agreement to fund Ukraine’s future security and reconstruction using an investment fund powered by Ukraine’s rare earth minerals. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the deal’s success depends on adequate security guarantees against Russia.
The agreement aims to establish an investment fund drawing from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals wealth, with both countries investing in Ukraine’s reconstruction and security. However, the exact nature of these security guarantees remains unclear, and Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine’s critical minerals will not be used to pay back the US for military and humanitarian assistance.