Ukraine ready to sign mineral resources deal with US on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in February. Picture: Mystyslav Chernov/AP

Ukraine is prepared to sign a landmark mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday, according to two senior Ukrainian officials.

Economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko is currently in Washington for the final co-ordination of the agreement’s technical details, the sources said.