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US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: What We Know

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly clashed during a White House meeting in late February (Credit: AFP)

Washington and Kyiv have signed a new minerals deal that will see the United States invest in Ukraine's rare earth and other deposits as it seeks to reduce military aid to the war-torn country.

The deal came together after US President Donald Trump demanded compensation for US aid given to Ukraine under his predecessor Joe Biden's administration, and follows weeks of delays following a spat in late February between Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

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