Ukraine Parliament Ratifies Trump’s Rare Earths Mineral Deal

The ratification is a key step in setting the deal in motion. It calls for the creation of a joint investment fund with the U.S.

Parliament approved the agreement with 338 members voting in favor out of the required 226 votes, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on his Telegram account. No lawmaker voted against it or abstained.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by Russian President Vladimir Putin to mark the anniversary of the World War II victory with a parade in Moscow.

Russian bombs struck northeast Ukraine in the opening hours of the ceasefire, killing at least one civilian, while artillery assaults took place across the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, Ukrainian officials said, although with less intensity than in the previous 24 hours.

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