High-Stakes Mineral Deal: Ukraine's Wealth, U.S. Interests, and Ongoing Negotiations

The U.S. and Ukraine are negotiating a mineral deal requiring Ukraine to channel natural resource income to the U.S. until wartime aid is repaid. Discussions continue without a finalized draft as Ukraine seeks protection of its economic interests while Washington aims for financial returns and potential peace with Russia.

Negotiations continue between Ukraine and the United States over a proposed mineral deal that could see Kyiv's natural resources funding American wartime aid repayment. The discussions, still without a finalized draft, have sparked concerns over Ukraine's economic future.

The latest U.S. proposal requires all Ukrainian resource profits to be sent to Washington until debts are cleared. Despite initial openness to the idea, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks to safeguard national economic interests while expressing gratitude for U.S. support.

The Trump administration pushes for agreement, viewing the deal as a financial foothold in Ukraine for peace facilitation. As negotiations unfold, questions of national sovereignty and international diplomacy remain at the forefront.

(With inputs from agencies.)