KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is prepared to sign a landmark mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday, according to two senior Ukrainian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The US and Ukraine have reached a deal over access to the latter's natural resources, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the accord. Key aspects of the deal include Washington's push for Kyiv's European Union membership, providing ‘de facto’ security, and the formation of a Reconstruction Fund.