Mineral Deal Raises Hopes of GOP Uniting Behind Ukraine

Time: “A landmark agreement for Ukraine to hand over half of its future oil, gas and mineral wealth to the U.S. may be thawing a cold war within the Republican Party.”

“For more than a year, Republicans have been at odds over the war-torn country, with Trump-aligned lawmakers skeptical of continued involvement and national security hawks intent on countering Russia’s continued invasion. But several Republicans in Congress told Time Thursday that the deal gives both factions what they need: a path to continued support that could be sold to voters as either a business arrangement or a moral obligation—or both.”

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Trump’s minerals deal remains painful for Kyiv, but it has dashed the Kremlin’s military hopes.