In the battle of the chiefs, the agreement on rare minerals could not be signed, what are the terms of the agreement?

Mar 3, 2025 - 11:53
In the battle of the chiefs, the agreement on rare minerals could not be signed, what are the terms of the agreement?
In the battle of the chiefs, the agreement on rare minerals could not be signed, what are the terms of the agreement?

The US and Ukraine's leaders could not sign a deal on rare minerals in a fight. According to the British broadcaster, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Trump in Washington on Friday to sign the deal, which would give the US access to Ukraine's rare mineral reserves, but Zelensky left the US early after a bitter exchange with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, and the White House announced that the deal had not been signed. Volodymyr Zelenskiy had previously said he hoped the "preliminary" agreement with the US would "lead to further agreements", but he also confirmed after the meeting that US security guarantees had not yet been agreed upon. Donald Trump said a deal between the two countries would help US taxpayers "get their money back" for aid sent to Ukraine during the war, and made clear that Kiev's security should fall to Europe, not the US. Terms of Agreement Ukraine and the United States have finalized a version of the deal, according to the BBC, on Wednesday Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said, with the initial agreement establishing an "investment fund" to help rebuild Ukraine. Schmihl said that Kiev and Washington would manage the fund on "equal terms". According to the agreement, Ukraine will contribute 50 percent of revenues from state-owned mineral resources, oil and gas to the fund, and the fund will then invest "to keep Ukraine safe and secure and to promote prosperity." Trump Zelensky smoky meeting, Canada, Australia, European countries supported? The agreement also states that unless impeded by US law, the US government "will continue to provide long-term financing to build a stable and economically prosperous Ukraine." The agreement states that the US will own the maximum amount of the fund authorized under US law. President Zelensky acknowledged the fund, but told the BBC on Wednesday that "it's too early to talk about money." Trump and Zelensky's disagreement over the terms of the minerals deal deepened the rift between the two leaders. The Ukrainian president rejected an initial request from the United States for $500 billion in mineral wealth, but Trump later backed off. It should be noted that on Tuesday, Donald Trump said that the United States has given between 300 and 350 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine, while the German think tank Kiel Institute has said that the United States has sent 119 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine. Does the deal include a security guarantee? Zielinski has been pushing for the deal to include a strong US security guarantee, but on Wednesday he said no such guarantee had been made. "I want a sentence (from Trump) on security guarantees for Ukraine, it's very important," the Ukrainian leader explained, when asked by the BBC if he would walk away from the deal if Trump didn't offer those guarantees. "I want to explore joining NATO or something similar," Zielinski said. "If we don't get security guarantees, we won't have a ceasefire, there's no point in anything else," Zelinsky said.

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