The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed off on a deal that will give Washington access to Ukraine's vast critical minerals and natural resources, finalizing an agreement weeks in the making to compensate the U.

Washington and Kiev signed an agreement giving the United States access to Ukrainian mineral resources, Bloomberg wrote, citing sources.

The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what US President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kiev after the end of military aid.