The United States and Ukraine sign a natural resource development agreement

According to sources familiar with the matter, the United States and Ukraine reached an agreement on Wednesday to acquire Ukraine's natural resources. Kiev's move is aimed at gaining support from US President Trump in ceasefire negotiations with Russia. The agreement will allow the United States to enjoy privileges in new investment projects for the development of Ukraine's natural resources, including aluminum, graphite, oil, and natural gas. This is considered to be the key to cultivating Trump's goodwill towards Kiev, because the United States is promoting the end of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has lasted for three years. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump said at a cabinet meeting held at the White House: "We have reached an agreement that our funds are safe, and we can begin to dig and do what we must do." "This is also good for them, because you will have the presence of Americans, who will keep many 'bad people' away from this country, or away from the area where we are digging."