February 26, 2025 - Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it on Friday (Feb 28), officials said, a move Kyiv hopes will lead to future security guarantees from Washington, as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters a fourth year. Gracelin Baskaran, director of the critical minerals security programme at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss on CNA’s Asia First how viable it would be to mine Ukraine’s natural resources, and what Washington and Kyiv could be getting from the deal.