Ukraine and the United States planned to sign a long-awaited minerals deal Wednesday — before yet another last-minute obstacle threatened to scupper the plan.
As Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko traveled to Washington on Wednesday to ink the agreement, the American side demanded Kyiv sign not only the main economic pact, but also two technical side-deals, a senior official familiar with the matter told POLITICO after being granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic.
