According to the Financial Times medium, both countries agreed the terms of the text. In dialogue with journalists in the Oval Hall, Trump said: “I heard he is coming on Friday. Certainly for me it is fine, if he wants. ”
The agreement between the United States and Ukraine
The possible covenant between the two nations is a key step for a peace agreement to be reached with Russia, 3 years after the war.
The conflict between the both leaders seems to start declining after weeks of strong crosses. Previously, Zelenski denounced that Trump sought to “keep 50% of Ukrainian natural resources”, while the Republican leader He called the Ukrainian of “dictator” and assured that It was not “so important” in negotiations for the end of war.
Despite the escalation in rhetoric, the Financial Times newspaper, and then a senior Ukrainian official, affirmed that the two countries had agreed the terms of the text. “The United States withdrew the unfavorable clauses. On Friday the firm could be made in Washington ”the Ukrainian leader from anonymity informed the international press.
If signed, the agreement will allow The United States jointly exploits the mineral wealth of Ukraine. Income would be used for a newly created fund that would be “set for Ukraine and the United States”, Which will also be aimed at paying off the debt that the European country maintains with the American for the aid received during the war. It could reach the sum of US $ 500,000 million.
It should be noted that Ukraine concentrates About 5% of the world’s mineral resources, but not all are exploited or easily exploitable.
What minerals does Ukraine have?
Trump put his eye on the Ukrainian territory since he It has 21 of the 30 substances that the European Union (EU) defines as “critical raw materials”, which represents around the 5% of world reserves.
Many of the areas that contain these elements are south of what is known as Ukrainian crystalline shieldmainly under the Azov Sea. Most of these territories They are currently occupied by Russia.
As for other important Ukrainian mineral resources, about 70% of them areaccording to Forbes Ukraine, in the regions of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Luhansk. That is, many are within territories that were invaded and occupied by Russia.
In addition to rare earth minerals, Ukraine also has what is known as essential minerals, such as lithium. As detailed by the Ukrainian government itself, the Country has about 450,000 tons of lithium reserves.
Source: Ambito
