On 8 May, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Agreement on Cooperation with the United States in the field of minerals. 338 MPs voted in favour of the decision - the document was adopted as a basis and as a whole.
The results of the voting became known from the plenary session of the parliament and a report by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak (Holos), who made public the factional distribution of votes.
Results of the factions' voting:
- "Servant of the People" - 210 votes
- "European Solidarity - 23
- "Batkivshchyna - 22
- "For Life" - 18
- "Golos - 12
- "Recovery - 12
- "For the Future - 10
- "Trust - 18
- Non-factional MPs - 13
- The value of the deal
An intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and the United States on mineral resources was signed on 1 May. It provides for the establishment of the Reconstruction Investment Fund, a key mechanism for attracting international investment in the development of the Ukrainian economy and post-war recovery.
According to Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, the document takes into account the interests of both parties and creates favourable conditions for bilateral investment.
On 6 May, the Verkhovna Rada's Foreign Policy Committee supported the ratification of the agreement, after which it was put to a vote in parliament.