Ukrainian executive champions the U.S. minerals deal as a way to open Kyiv to private investment and expand energy security that has been a chief target in Russia's war.

Ukraine managed to wrangle some more favorable terms out of the United States before signing the long-awaited minerals deal on Wednesday.

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