KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian officials and a team from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will carry out site visits to identify investment projects as part of Kyiv’s minerals deal with Washington, Ukraine’s economy minister said on Saturday.

Ukraine and the U.S. signed the deal, which had been heavily promoted by President Donald Trump, in April, giving the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals projects in exchange for investment.

The agreement is seen by Kyiv as a way of securing U.S. financial help to revive its economy and infrastructure – both battered by the war ignited by Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion – while ensuring continued U.S. support for Ukraine’s defence.

Ukraine’s Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev said the government was committe

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