India, Feb. 26 -- Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a mineral deals with the United States and could sign it this week, officials in the two countries said on Tuesday.

Under the agreement, the United States would "jointly develop" Ukraine's mineral wealth, with revenues going to a newly created "joint fund for Ukraine and America", a Ukrainian official told news agency AFP.

According to the official, the draft of the deal includes a reference to "security", but did not explicitly state the US' commitments, one of Ukraine's prior demands for an agreement.

"There is a general clause that says America will invest in a stable and prosperous sovereign Ukraine, that it works for a lasting peace, and that America supports efforts to guarante...