US–Ukraine Minerals Deal Will Not Apply to Past Wartime Assistance, Kyiv Says

‘We have clearly defined our red lines,’ the Ukrainian prime minister said after returning from Washington.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal holds a press conference at the German-Ukrainian economic forum in Berlin on Dec. 11, 2024. Annegret Hilse/Reuters

A proposed minerals deal between the United States and Ukraine will not apply to past disbursements of U.S. assistance to Kyiv, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

“Agreements have been reached that the document does not count [U.S.] assistance provided [to Ukraine] before its signing,” Shmyhal wrote in an April 27 post on the Telegram messaging platform.