Ukraine and U.S. Sign Economic Agreement 

“Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding late on Thursday as a ‘step toward a joint economic partnership agreement,’ according to Ukraine’s economy minister, bringing both sides closer to a minerals deal that has gone through multiple, contentious rounds of negotiations,” the New York Times reports.

“The agreement was thin on details. While it referred to the creation of a fund that would invest in reconstruction in Ukraine — which has been devastated by the war Russia has waged since a full-scale invasion in 2022 — it did not specify the source of such revenue.”