U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
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U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
Mr. Trump had insisted he wanted “payback” for past U.S. aid to Kyiv, shifting America’s alliance with Ukraine to a nakedly mercantile footing.
Mr. Trump has called the Ukrainian president a “dictator” and falsely said that Ukraine had started the war, though the conflict began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.