Donald Trump He announced Wednesday that Volodimir Zelenski will visit the White House in the next 24 hours. Both leaders intend to close an agreement by which the United States will be able to exploit Ukrainian rare earths in exchange for military support. “Certainly, it seems good if he likes him”the president said after a meeting of his cabinet at the White House.
The proposed agreement has been subject to review since its initial presentation. According to the reports, to which the medium has had access the previous drafts included a demand from the United States of 500,000 million dollars (480,000 million euros) in possible revenues of mining exploitation in Ukraine. Finally, in the updated agreement, this requirement has been omitted, “focusing, on the other hand, on joint development and income distribution“.
According to the disseminated information, this imminent agreement “aims strengthen economic ties between the United States and Ukraine, and provide him with the support he needs so much in his defense efforts. “Although, although it emphasizes economic cooperation,” it does not explicitly include security guarantees. ”
This meeting “marks a crucial moment in relations between the United States and Ukraine, especially after recent tensions and exchanges between the two leaders“.” The international community will closely follow the result of this commitment and its consequences for the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe. ”
To contextualize, in data, Ukraine has “important mineral reserves” as lithium, graphite, and several rare earth elements that are “essential for advanced technologies and defense applications.” However, many of them are in places currently occupied by Russia, “which raises challenges,” concludes the publication.
