It will give the US access to Ukraine’s valuable rare earth minerals while providing Kyiv a measure of assurance about continued American support.

Rolling road closures will be in place from 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday (4 May) in parts of Earley with roads reopening once the procession has passed.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said ‘this is a strategic deal for the creation of an investment partner fund’.