US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko signed a minerals deal in Washington on April 30 that presupposes establishing a joint Reconstruction Investment Fund with a 50/50 distribution of management and contributions between the parties.
The new minerals deal is unlikely to yield any payoff for Ukraine, Matthew Crosston, professor of national security and director of academic transformation at Bowie State University, told Sputnik.
“Zelenskyy will clearly hope it means a return to his normal where America continues to endlessly finance the Ukrainian side,” he said.