The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed off on a deal that will give Washington access to Ukraine's vast critical minerals and natural resources, finalizing an agreement weeks in the making to compensate the U.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Washington and Kiev have inked an agreement on the joint exploitation of Ukraine’s energy and mineral resources, the BBC reported on Thursday. Under the deal, signed after months of tense talks, the two countries will set up a reconstruction investment fund to bolster Ukraine’s war-hit economy.

The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what US President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kiev after the end of military aid.