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Ukraine, US to scout for minerals deal investment projects

13 September 2025 21:19 (UTC +04:00)

Ukrainian officials and a team from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will carry out site visits to identify investment projects as part of Kyiv's minerals deal with Washington, Ukraine's economy minister said on Saturday, APA reports citing Reuters.

Ukraine and the U.S. signed the deal, which had been heavily promoted by President Donald Trump, in April, giving the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals projects in exchange for investment.

The agreement is seen by Kyiv as a way of securing U.S. financial help to revive its economy and infrastructure - both battered by the war ignited by Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion - while ensuring continued U.S. support for Ukraine's defence.

Ukraine's Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev said the government was committed to advancing quickly to carry out the agreement and wanted to identify three pilot investment projects within the next 18 months.

"Right now, there are site visits ... from the U.S., and we are going to the regions tomorrow with them to look for an investment pipeline," Sobolev told a conference attended by Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials in Kyiv.