Some terms of the deal are still not clear, but the broad contours are the US and Ukraine will work together to develop Ukraine’s mineral, oil and gas resources. The US is no longer asking for $500 billion in revenue. There are no security guarantees in the deal so far. Gracelin Baskaran, director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains to Host Marco Werman what’s known about the deal, what minerals the US most wants, where they are and how this fits into a broader strategy the US is mapping out.
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