Trump administration tries to make last -minute requirements to an agreement that was ready to be signed by both parties
Last minute barriers. This is how Ukrainians see a demand from the United States about the mineral agreement, which seemed more than sent to a final signature on Wednesday, but may fall.
According to, what was agreed during a night marathon and was going to be signed in Washington, DC is now in doubt. All because the Ukrainian delegation received an ultimatum when it was already on the way on the way to the United States.
The agreement, which provides for the development of Ukrainian natural resources and the creation of a joint investment fund, should “seek to create the necessary conditions to increase investment in mining, energy and related technologies”.
All this after several Ukrainian concessions to the Trump administration, which went from wanting only minerals such as rare lands or lithium to including the exploration of fossil fuels or nuclear centers.
It was with this information that Ukraine vice-minister Yulia Syvydrenko, boarded the plane to the United States to sign a deal with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, confirmed three Ukrainian officials to the English newspaper.
But, in the middle of the flight, the entourage received a call from Bessent’s team to say that they should be “prepared to sign all agreements or return home.”
A last -minute barrier because it is unclear what agreements refers to Trump administration, fearing Kiev that now new demands that complicate the agreement, after the violent discussion involving Donald Trump, Jd Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House have postponed the ideal signature.
Americans want Ukrainians to sign the exploration agreement and also the agreement for the fund’s establishment, and the United States side points out that Ukraine now wants to review terms that had already been agreed over the weekend.
“President Trump said the time to do this is now and we are moving at all speed for it. The United States is committed to a quick conclusion of a vital agreement and ensuring lasting peace in Ukraine,” reiterated the Treasury source to the Financial Times.
The Ukrainians accuse Americans to be unchanged, ensuring the availability to sign the two agreements presented, even though the fund has to go through Parliament before it can be placed on paper.
The feeling in Kiev is now frustration, especially because it feels that the United States “won’t be satisfied with anything.”
“We are ready to sign the deal now,” said the same source, adding that the chances are little better than a “50-50”.
Shortly before the news of the Financial Times began to run, Ukraine’s Prime Minister announced on national television that everything was ready to be signed “in the next 24 hours.”
“As the last details are worked, which I hope is over within the next 24 hours, the agreement will be signed and we will take the first step,” he said.
