After Washington just halted all military funding connected to Ukraine for review, this is a significant shift in policy.
According to the Independent, Washington and Kyiv signed a “historic” minerals agreement that same day, giving the US preferential access to Ukraine’s natural resource industry.
The agreement, which has been months in the works, has the potential to change America’s long-term engagement in the area through commerce and investment rather than direct military action.
The US has a genuine economic interest in Ukraine’s stability and postwar recovery, despite the agreement’s lack of any security guarantees.
It also shows that America is still very much in the game, even though it may be taking a diplomatic backseat.
