Ukraine and US agree terms of major minerals deal happymamay

Ukraine agreed to the conditions of the major metal deal with the United States.

The official said, without providing any other details: “We have already agreed with a number of good adjustments and we see it as a positive result.”

Media reports say that Washington has dropped preliminary demands against it to $ 500 billion (395 billion pounds) in possible revenue from the use of natural resources, but it has not been granted the fixed security guarantees to the war -torn Ukraine – a major Ukrainian demand.

US President Donald Trump said he was expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Folodimir Zellinski in Washington to sign the deal this week, after the two leaders exchanged strong words on each other.

Only last week, Trump Zelinski described a “dictator”, and it seems that he blamed Ukraine – not Russia – to start the war, after the Ukrainian leader rejected our demands of $ 500 billion in metal wealth and suggested that the US President was living in A. “The area of ​​misinformation” created by Russia.

Trump has been pressuring to reach Ukraine minerals for military aid and other former aid to the country since Moscow launched a large -scale invasion three years ago.

Zelensky argued anywhere near that many American aid was provided, adding: “I can’t sell our state.”

On Tuesday, Trump said that the United States had granted Ukraine between 300 billion dollars and 350 billion dollars.

“We want to recover this money,” he told reporters. “We are helping the country through a very big problem … but the American tax motivation now will restore their money in addition.”

“The deal was” only part of the picture. “

“We have heard several times from the American administration that it is part of a larger image,” said Stefanishina, who led the negotiations.

According to Ukrainian sources, the United States was forced to stay away from some of its most famous demands from the war -torn country, and many details of this agreement will require more negotiation.

Previous, however, was appointed. American aid in the Trump era comes with connected chains. Aid for aid – whether it is provided for humanitarian or strategic reasons – is something of the past.

This represents a basic rearrangement of the US foreign policy for more than 75 years, from the days of the Marshall plan to the perfect post -War and the “Freedom Agenda” to George W. Bush to promote global democracy.

Ukraine is just the beginning. It is expected that Trump and the foreign policy team will apply their principles “America first” all over the world over the next four years.

The news site in Ukraine, Okrinska Pravda, stated that the mineral deal is scheduled to sign Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibha and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The EP news unit said that the two countries also agreed to establish an investment for reconstruction.

Ukraine carries huge deposits for critical elements and minerals, including lithium and titanium, as well as a large abundance of coal, gas, oil and uranium – providing billions of dollars.

Last year, Zelensky presented a “victory plan” to Ukraine and its Western partners who suggested that foreign companies could reach the mineral wealth of some countries at the end of the war.

Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it is open to submit access to the United States to rare minerals, including from the Russian -occupied Ukraine regions.

Ukraine and its European allies have become increasingly concerned about the last ice in US -Russian relations, including their bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia last week.

There is concern in Kiev and through Europe that they may be excluded from any negotiations aimed at ending the war, and that the future continent’s security as a whole can decide behind their backs.

It is estimated that about 5 % of “critical raw materials” in the world are in Ukraine – including:

• 19 million tons of installed graphite reserves, which are used to make batteries for electric cars

• A third of all European lithium sediments, the main component in the current batteries.

Before Russia’s invasion of three years ago, Ukraine also produced 7 % of titanium in the world, and used to build for everything from aircraft to power stations.

Ukrainian lands also contain large sediments of rare ground minerals, a group of 17 elements used to produce weapons, wind turbines, electronics and other vital products in the modern world

Some metal deposits have been seized by Russia. According to Ukraine, Ukraine Minister of Economy, the resources of 350 billion dollars are still in the Russian -occupied areas today.