Ukraine agreed with the US agreement on mineral mining after Washington removed the most stringent requirements, writes Financial Times.
In particular, a claim for a “return” of $ 500 billion. United States. The agreement provides for the creation of a fund into which Ukraine expects 50% of the income from the “future monetization” of minerals and the related logistics.
Instead, the agreement excluded minerals, which already come to the Ukrainian state budget, about Naftogaz and Khratt.
At the same time, the document has no references to security guarantees from the United States, it will be discussed separately, probably at the presidential meeting.
Ukrainian officials said that the agreement was approved by the ministers, and said that Zelenski would visit the White House in the coming weeks to signing the Trump added to FT.
According to them, an agreement on critical materials of the Ukrainian language can be signed both in Washington and Kyiv.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump called the agreement “vital.”
The White House awaits that this week Ukraine and the United States will sign an agreement on Ukrainian minerals. This was stated by a special representative of the United States for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
The teams of Ukraine and the USA are at the last stages of negotiations on the mineral agreement, ”wrote Olga Stohansin, Minister of Judge of Ukraine.
On Sunday, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the agreement, saying that he would like to discuss him with Donald Trump.
Details of the arrangement of the agreement are still unknown.
Source: Racurs
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