The White House and Ukraine have made significant progress toward reaching an agreement that would provide the U.S. with access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals and tighten the long-term relationship between Kyiv and Washington.

Ukraine is honouring "The Heavenly Hundred" – pro-democracy demonstrators killed during protests against the then pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych in late 2013 to early 2014. These protests led to Yanukovych fleeing to Russia before Russia secretly sent troops to Ukraine in 2014 and ultimately launched an open, full-scale invasion in 2022.