Servicemen of 39th Separate Coastal Defence Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops in a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine on March 23. (Ivan Antypenko/Reuters)

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Thursday a minerals deal signed with the United States “marks an important milestone in Ukraine–U.S. strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s economy and security”.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Alex Richardson)