Analysts questions the size of Ukraine's natural resources deposits, how accessible they are and easy to extract, and the ultimate value of a potential deal.

Ukraine controls more than 100 major deposits of critical minerals, according to a study by the Kyiv School of Economics, along with modest oil and natural gas reserves.

Ukraine and the U.S. have outlined an agreement in which they would jointly fund Ukraine’s future security and reconstruction using an investment fund powered by the country’s rare earth minerals, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump, as he navigates the Russia-Ukraine war, is making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has emphasised that NATO membership is the only effective security guarantee for Ukraine. Source: Kallas in an interview with AFP during a visit to Washington,

Trump warns the Ukraine war could last forever unless a peace deal is struck soon.