Ukraine and the U.S. signed a memorandum on a fossil fuels deal

Ukraine and the United States have signed a memorandum on fossil fuels.

This information announced Ukrainian Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

However, behind the bold headlines lies the familiar reality: this is just another declaration of intent—not a full-fledged agreement.

“Today, we took a step toward a joint economic partnership agreement with the U.S.,” Svyrydenko wrote on Facebook. But in essence, this is not a treaty, but rather another non-binding protocol of intentions, which does not commit either party to anything concrete.

Interestingly, Donald Trump himself expects a full agreement to be signed only next week. So what happened now appears to be more of a formality, likely aimed at projecting a “positive image” amid the uncertain negotiations currently taking place in Paris.

It’s worth recalling that a similar attempt to sign such a document failed back in February during President Zelensky’s visit to Washington—when the signing was derailed by a scandal in the Oval Office. Now, it seems, Kyiv is trying to present the same unfinished document as a diplomatic victory, simply to show some kind of “progress.”

The situation is becoming increasingly clear: Ukraine is forced to settle for minor concessions and wait for decisions from across the ocean, while actual agreements keep being postponed.