After several false starts and timeline projections which didn't pan out, Ukraine is imminently ready to sign the mineral resources deal with the US, Bloomberg has quoted a source close to negotiations as saying.

"The draft agreement, which envisages creating a joint fund to manage Ukraine's investment projects, has been finalized and may be signed as soon as Wednesday, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the talks are private," the report says, noting that Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is en route Washington for the signing.

A source in Ukrainian President Zelensky's office has separately told the Kyiv Independent that it will be signed by Wednesday evening. A draft document says the deal seeks to create conditions to "increase investment in mining, energy, and related technology in Ukraine."