It is ready to sign an agreement on minerals with Washington and this may be done later today, according to sources.
“I think maybe late at night the time the deal may be signed,” the Ukrainian government’s source at Reuters said. An American source and they also said that the signature can be done today.
US President Donald Trump seeks to reach an agreement on the exploitation of Ukraine’s mineral wealth, in particular the precious rare earths, as compensation for the military and financial aid granted to Kiev by his predecessor to the White House, by the White House.
Putin’s peace open
Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and is doing a very intensive job with the US, but the conflict is so complicated that it is difficult to achieve the rapid progress of Washington, the Kremlin said today.
“The President remains open to policies and diplomatic methods for resolving this conflict”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Russia’s goals must be achieved and what Moscow prefers is to achieve these goals peacefully, he added, noting that Putin had expressed a willingness to directly talks with Ukraine, but there has not yet been a response from Kiev.
“Unfortunately we have not heard any statement in this context from Kiev. So we don’t know if Kiev is ready or not, “Peskov also said in English.
“We understand that Washington has the intention of achieving a quick success in this process,” the Kremlin’s spokesman continued in English. However, the Russian State News Agency Tass said Peskov also noted that the deeper causes of the conflict in Ukraine are too complicated to be able to solve one day.
