Implementing the US-Ukraine resource agreement faces major challenges.

According to TASS on May 4th, logistical and economic obstacles will make it difficult to implement the mineral agreement between the US and Ukraine. This was mentioned by the Washington Post in a conversation with American experts.

As noted, this agreement is unlikely to materialize quickly: actual supplies of titanium, graphite, and lithium will only begin in the distant future, and prospects for the oil and gas industry remain limited.

"There are several factors that could make American companies wary of oil and gas in Ukraine. I don't think that large companies capable of operating globally will find Ukraine competitive in terms of investment. Perhaps smaller, independent companies will want to take the risk," said Ben Cahill, an energy expert at the University of Texas.

Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, a former U.S. Department of Energy official, told the Washington Post: "We're having trouble finding funding to exploit natural resources in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Imagine how difficult it would be to find the money to do the same thing in Ukraine."

The signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the United States on rare earth mineral resources was announced on May 1st. The Ukrainian Parliament is expected to vote on the document on May 8th. According to a report by Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, under the agreement, Kyiv will contribute 50% of all income from new land leases and new mining licenses in the newly established areas to a bilateral investment fund – also known as the "Ukraine Reconstruction Fund" – which is currently being created. The US and Ukraine will have equal rights in managing the fund.

The agreement does not stipulate any direct debt obligations of Ukraine to the United States, nor does it include any security guarantees from Washington.