US, Ukraine hold tense talks as mineral deal remains elusive, source says

Kiev said on Wednesday it had made progress in long and tense talks with Washington on a deal on Ukraine's mineral resources, which is intended to provide support for...

Kyiv signals 'significant progress' in minerals talks with US

Kyiv said Wednesday that it had made progress in long-running and fraught talks with Washington over a minerals deal intended to secure further US support for Ukraine.

The Kremlin is very positive about the "constructive and meaningful" recent contacts between Russia and the United States.

Negotiations for a bilateral agreement on the exploitation of Ukraine's strategic mineral resources are "progressing fast enough", said a senior official on Wednesday, refusing to speculate on a possible date of signature.

US softens demands on Ukraine minerals deal after Washington talks, Bloomberg reports

The Trump administration has lowered the payback for the provided aid it seeks under a minerals agreement with Ukraine from $300 billion to $100 billion, Bloomberg reported on April 16, citing undisclosed sources.The news comes following technical consultations between U.S. and Ukrainian delegates in Washington on April 11 and 12, which were meant to hash out details of the long-debated deal on Ukraine's natural wealth.While initial reporting in…

Ukraine Conveys to U.S. Proposals on Minerals Deal - teleSUR English

Meanwhile, Zelensky asked parliament to extend the current martial law for an additional 90 days. On Tuesday, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko presented her country’s proposals on the minerals agreement to the United States. RELATED: Ukraine Continues Attacks on Russian Energy Infrastructure “The Ukrainian delegation had the opportunity to convey to the American side all the proposals that we prepared i…