U.S. and Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Donald Trump, at the time a U.S. presidential nominee, talk in New York on Sept. 27.  © Reuters

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv's push to win Washington's support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end the war with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

A source familiar with the contents of the draft agreement said that it does not specify any U.S. security guarantees or continued flow of weapons but says that the United States wants Ukraine to be "free, sovereign and secure."

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