US seeks to reopen terms of Ukraine minerals deal

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The Trump administration is looking for new conditions for us for the availability of critical minerals and energy assets in Ukraine, expanding its economic demands on Kyiv, as it pushes Russia into a peace deal.

Washington wants Kiev to agree with detailed provisions on who owns and oversees the joint investment fund and a wider range of other US officials can cover the owners of other US officials.

This will make the presidents Donald Trump and Volodimir Zelensky’s reopening unrelated mineral transactions in the public.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump said that the United States wants to make transactions about rare lands and minerals around the world, but that Ukraine was in the center of special attention.

“We are doing very well with Ukraine and Russia, and one of our business is making very little with Ukraine’s rare lands,” he said, but did not offer further details.

Ukrainian officials say they are worried about pressure in a broader deal, especially since the beginning of this month, they stopped delivering weapons and exploration exchange with Ki.

Trump and Zelensky “discussed Ukraine’s electricity supply and nuclear power plants this week,” Mike Valti called Mike Valti.

Hotspent[President Trump] He said that the United States may be very helpful to hold these plants with its electricity and utility examination, “the summary added to the US property, offering” Best Protection “for Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure.

During the online briefing with journalists on Wednesday, Zelensky told reporters to FT that he discussed only one nuclear facility with Trump. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plantThe largest of Europe.

In the 650 km south-east of Kiev on the Dnipro River, the institution has been introduced under Russia’s military control since March 2022, 20020, has been ordered by the country’s large-scale invasion several times. Its six reactors are currently in “Cold Disconnection” mode.

The Trump administration claims that US economic contribution to Ukraine is sufficient security guarantee in Ukraine to prevent Russia from any invasion after any ceasefire.

In February, Ukraine and the United States have reached a framework agreement on the joint development of Ukraine’s mineral resources, including oil and gas. The transactionThe first report on February 25 and FT presented the large-scale version of the original proposal of the Trump administration.

The mineral extraction of the minerals cost $ 500 billion, while mineral projects that already contributing to the state finance of Ukraine were also ruled out.

He also added a line, noting that the United States “supports Ukraine’s efforts to make security guarantees it is necessary to establish a long peace.” Zelensky was looking for an open US guarantee of Ukraine’s security guarantee for a profit from Kyiv’s rich natural resources.

However, the deal, which Ki was sufficiently sufficient, remains untrained, as both sides are sailing difficult negotiations, which include wider economic and security issues.

“We are ready to sign it,” said Zelenky’s high-ranking Ukrainian official. “It would be strange to ignore it.”

Two high-ranking Ukrainian officials involved in the negotiations with the United States on Ukraine’s mineral resources are said that Trump’s administration has not yet presented Ki in a new term.

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The Speaker of the National Security Council of the White House said that “the economic partnership is important for critical minerals, energy and economic growth for the two peoples, remains a discussion.”

Ukrainians wanted to move slowly and first of all discuss minerals before including other American investments.

The talks have caused deep concerns in Ukraine. “Because when is the strategic sphere to hand over an equal security?” In X, the Ukrainian opposition legislative inerzen was written.

Cartography by Steven Bernard