Ukraine says mineral deal not final; summary shows US demands more income

The terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet been finalised, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, after a summary of Washington's latest offer suggested it was demanding all of Ukraine's natural resources income for years.

The latest U.S. proposal would require Kyiv to send Washington all profit from a fund controlling Ukrainian resources until Ukraine had repaid all American wartime aid, plus interest, according to the summary, reviewed by Reuters.

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told lawmakers that Kyiv would issue its position on the new draft only once there was consensus. Until then, public discussion would be harmful, she said.

Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior official in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, told Reuters there was no finalised draft for now: "Consultations are still happening at the level of the various ministries," he said, declining to elaborate further.