Memorandum of Intent on Minerals Agreement with United States. FULL TEXT
On 17 April, Ukraine and the United States signed a Memorandum confirming the constructive joint work of the teams and the intention to finalise and conclude a minerals agreement.
The document and its translation were published by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Censor.NET reports.
Full Text
MEMORANDUM OF INTENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE TO FINALIZE FORMAL AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AND RECONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT FUND
WHEREAS, the United States of America has provided significant financial and material support Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022;
WHEREAS, the American people desire to invest alongside the Ukrainian people in a free, sovereign, and secure Ukraine;
WHEREAS, the United States of America and Ukraine desire a lasting peace in Ukraine and a durable partnership between the two peoples and governments;
WHEREAS, the United States of America and Ukraine recognize the contribution that Ukraine has made to strengthen international peace and security by voluntarily relinquishing the world's third largest arsenal of nuclear weapons;
WHEREAS, the United States of America and Ukraine intend to establish a reconstruction investment fund as part of an economic partnership between the two peoples and governments;
WHEREAS, the United States of America and Ukraine have held highly productive technical discussions in Washington, D.C., as recently as April 11-12, 2025, in order to finalize negotiation of an agreement to establish a reconstruction investment fund;
WHEREAS, the United States respects Ukraine's intention to avoid conflicts in the drafting of the agreement with Ukraine's obligations under European Union accession or agreements with international financial institutions and other official creditors;
WHEREAS, without prejudice to any remaining political or legal procedures required to complete the arrangement, Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal, will visit Washington, D.C., the week of April 21, 2025, to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and lend high-level support to the conclusion of technical discussions on the terms of an agreement establishing a reconstruction investment fund. Negotiating teams are expected to report on the progress by April 26, 2025, with the aim to completing discussions by that date and signing as soon as possible; and
NOW, THEREFORE, as evidenced by the signatures set forth below, the Government of the United States and the Government of Ukraine enter into this Memorandum of Intent to work expeditiously towards the completion the necessary documents in order to finalize the agreement forging an economic partnership between the American and Ukrainian peoples and establishing a reconstruction investment fund.
This Memorandum of Intent may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall be deemed one instrument.
Minerals Agreement with the United States
The day before, Ukraine and the United States signed a Memorandum of Intent, which confirms the constructive joint work of the teams and their intention to finalize and conclude the agreement.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and the United States could sign a memorandum of intent to conclude a minerals agreement online as early as 17 April.
In turn, US President Donald Trump said that the minerals agreement with Ukraine would be signed next Thursday.
