The Ukrainian parliament approved the US-Ukraine mineral protocol, and Ukraine hopes to obtain more weapons.

On May 8, on Thursday, the Ukrainian parliament voted in favor of ratifying the U.S.-Ukraine mineral agreement, which Kyiv hopes will receive military assistance from Washington in future battles to repel Russian troops. Despite the concerns expressed by some Ukrainian parliamentarians about whether the government provided them with all the information about the agreement and some of the compromises in the agreement, it was ratified with 338 votes in favor and no one objected. “The Ukrainian parliament has approved the historic economic partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United States,” Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Svirydenko, wrote on social media, “and this document is not just a legal framework – it is the basis for a new model of interaction with a key strategic partner.” "Some lawmakers have expressed concern about the lack of details on some of the terms of the agreement, such as how the investment fund set up for Ukraine’s reconstruction will be managed, and how any contributions will be made.