Inside the U.S.-Ukraine Mineral-Rights Deal

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. WSJ foreign correspondent Ian Lovett explains how Washington and Kyiv bridged differences over security guarantees and future mineral revenues to strike an agreement Ukraine hopes can reset relations with President Trump. Plus, House Republicans pass a budget plan, overcoming disagreements on the size of proposed spending cuts. And investing columnist Spencer Jakab unpacks the widening gap between the expected returns of large U.S. growth stocks and cheaper alternatives abroad. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s new Markets A.M. newsletter here—it’s free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.8	Ukraine agrees to a mineral rights deal with the U.S. We'll get the latest from Kiev.
0:39.4	Plus, House Republicans pass a budget plan overcoming disagreements on the size of proposed
0:45.2	spending cuts, and President Trump floats a $5 million gold visa for wealthy individuals.
0:52.0	Trump said the new program would eventually provide a pathway for full citizenship, and
0:57.2	companies like Apple could pay to get approval for high-skilled workers to live in the U.S.
1:01.9	permanently.
1:03.0	It's Wednesday, February 26th.
1:05.3	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
1:10.2	the top headlines and business stories
1:12.0	moving your world today.
1:16.8	The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed to the terms of a mineral rights deal that could be signed
1:21.7	by President Trump and President Vladimir Zelensky in Washington as soon as Friday.
1:27.1	Zelensky had said for months Ukraine Friday. Zilinsky had said for months
1:28.6	Ukraine's allies could have access to the country's mineral resources, but that an agreement
1:33.5	would need to include security guarantees. So how does the final deal measure up? I asked
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