Ukraine's Prime Minister informed the parliament on Friday that two of the three documents associated with the minerals deal between Ukraine and the United States will not require ratification, according to lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak, who shared the news on Telegram.

On Wednesday, Ukraine and the U.S. finalized an agreement granting the U.S. preferential access to Ukrainian mineral resources and facilitating investments to support Ukraine's reconstruction efforts. The deal, which has received strong backing from U.S. President Donald Trump, plays a key role in Ukraine's efforts to strengthen its relationship with the White House, a crucial ally in its ongoing conflict with Russia. Ties between the two nations had deteriorated following Trump's inauguration in January.

Ukraine's government registered a bill late on Thursday in the parliamentary database, aiming to ratify the minerals deal with the U.S. First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko confirmed during an online briefing on Thursday that the country intends to complete the ratification within the coming weeks. “We aim to finalize the ratification as soon as possible, so we plan to do it within the next few weeks,” she said.

Lawmaker Zheleznyak explained that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal clarified in parliament that the two supplementary documents related to the deal, which cover the specifics of its implementation, would not require a parliamentary vote for ratification.