Ukraine official says that the mineral deal agrees with America

Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a major mineral deal with the US, a senior Kiev official told the BBC.

“We have really agreed with many good modifications and see it as a positive result,” the official said.

Media reports stated that Washington has dropped initial demands for the rights of $ 500BN (£ 395BN) in potential revenue from using natural resources, but war -torn Ukraine – a major Ukrainian demand not provided strong security guarantee for demand Is.

US President Donald Trump said that he was expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimier Zelanski in Washington this week this week, the two leaders exchanged strong words about each other.

Last week, Trump described Zelanceci as a “dictator”, and blamed Ukraine for blaming Ukraine – to start war, Ukrainian leader rejected US demands for $ 500BN in mineral funds Diya and suggested that the US President was living in one. “Dysineformation Space” manufactured by Russia.

Trump is insisting on access to Ukraine minerals in exchange for previous military and other assistance, as Moscow began a full -scale invasion three years ago.

Zelansky argued that many American assistance was provided, saying: “I cannot sell my kingdom.”

On Tuesday, Trump said the US had given Ukraine between $ 300BN and $ 350BN.

“We want to bring that money back,” he told reporters. “We are helping the country through a very big problem … but American taxpayers are now going to get their money back.”

Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stephenishna told the Financial Times – who first reported the mineral deal on Tuesday – the deal was the “only part of the photo”.

“We have heard many times from the US administration that this is part of a big picture,” Stephenishna said that has led the talks.

According to Ukrainian sources, the US has to retreat from the war -torn nation with some more demands and many details of the agreement will require more interactions.

However, the example is maintained. American aid in the Trump era comes with attached strings. Assistance for assistance – Whether given for human or strategic reasons – is a matter of the past.

It represents a fundamental recurrence of the US foreign policy for over 75 years, from the days of Marshall’s plan to the post -war idealism and George W Bush’s “Freedom Agenda” to promote global democracy.

Ukraine is just the beginning. During the next four years, expect Trump and his foreign policy team to implement your “America first” principles worldwide.

Ukraine’s news site Ukrarenska Pravada reported that the mineral deal was scheduled to signed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andree Sibiha and US State Secretary Marco Rubio.

EP, the economics unit of the news site, said that both countries also agreed to set up a reconstruction investment fund.

Ukraine contains heavy deposits of important elements and minerals, including lithium and titanium, as well as large coal, gas, oil and uranium deposits – billions of dollars.

Last year, Zelansky presented a “Vijay Yojana” to Ukraine and its western partners, proposed that foreign firms could get access to mineral funds of some countries at the end of the war.

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was open to provide American access to rare minerals, including Russian-quarrel areas of Ukraine.

Ukraine and his European allies have recently become rapidly worried about a melting in the US-Russian relations, including their bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia last week.

Kiev and all over Europe are worried that they can be excluded from any dialogue aimed at ending the war, and that the future security of the continent can be decided behind their back as a whole. Is.

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

• 19 million tonnes of graphite proven to make batteries for electric vehicles

• One -third of all European lithium deposits, major components in the current battery.

Three years ago, before Russia’s full -scale invasion began, Ukraine also produced 7% of the world’s titanium, which was used in construction for everything from airplanes to electricity stations.

Ukrainian land also includes significant deposits of rare earth metals, a group of 17 elements used to produce weapons, wind turbines, electronics and other products in the modern world

Some mineral deposits have been seized by Russia. According to Ukraine’s economy minister Yulia Sevidenco, today the $ 350 billion resources are in Russian-Quiz areas.