US signs historic natural resources deal with Ukraine

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  Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

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  This edition is published in the early hours of Thursday 1st May.

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  Two months after the Oval Office, Rao, the US and Ukraine have finally signed their minerals deal.

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  The last time Ukraine was about to sign a minerals deal with the US,

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  it was derailed by a row in the Oval Office.

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