Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told Parliament today that two of the three documents related to a minerals deal with the United States (US) would not need to be ratified, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on Telegram.

Ukraine and the US signed a deal on Wednesday that will give the US preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction.

The agreement, heavily promoted by American President Donald Trump, is central to Kyiv’s efforts to mend ties with the White House, its main military backer in its war against Russian invasion, which frayed after Trump took office in January.

Ukraine’s cabinet registered a bill to ratify the minerals deal with the US late yesterday, according to the parliamentary database.

Ukraine aims to ratify it within the next few weeks, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told an online briefing yesterday: “We want to ratify it as soon as possible. So we plan to do it within the coming weeks.”

Zheleznyak said Shmyhal had told parliament that the two additional documents cover details of implementation and will not need a parliamentary vote to ratify them.