Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenable on Friday officially announced that Kiev has received from the United States The proposal of a new mineral agreement, which he believes is “quite different” than the original one.
Agreement would ensure access to raw materials in exchange for further military assistance, He writes TASR according to AFP and Reuters reports. “I would like to confirm that … Ukrainian party, specifically, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and my office, today officially received … US proposal,” He said at a press conference in Kiev.
He also declared that Ukraine It will not consider the US military aid to be a loan that would have to repay through this agreement. Nor will he accept an agreement that would endanger its integration into the European Union, He stressed Zelenskyj according to Reuters.
The Ukrainian President at the same time declared that Kiev will be ready to negotiate with any representatives of Russia except President Vladimir Putin.
The Strategic Mining Agreement of important minerals was originally supposed to be signed last month in Washington. However, for the dispute between the White House boss Donald Trump and the Greeny, this did not happen, Reminds AFP. Trump said in a speech last week that the US will “sign a document with Ukraine soon. US Finance Minister Scott Bessent said Wednesday for Fox News that Washington has handed over the final documentary on the partnership. The Minister expressed his belief that he could sign next week.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Ukrainian government Julija Syrydenková on Friday on Facebook wrote that Kiev “is working to make the agreement reflect all interests” of Ukraine. However, according to Zelensky, the government, together with lawyers, must first examine the text of the new proposal.
Initially, Ukraine hoped that in exchange for access to mineral resources he would receive security guarantees. However, the original proposal contained only little protection and Washington refused to send any peace forces to Ukraine.
