After arduous negotiations Ukraine claims to guarantee their interests, including full sovereignty about their own Rare earthvital for New technologies And largely undeveloped.
Trump had demanded the rights to the mineral wealth of Ukraine as compensation for billions of dollars In American weapons sent during the mandate of the former democratic president Joe Biden After the Russian invasion makes Little more than three years.
In parallel to this agreement, multiple diplomatic negotiations are carried out in search of an exit to the contest war.
By announcing the signing of the agreement in Washingtonthe secretary of the US Treasury, Scott BesentHe said that he demonstrates “the commitment of both parties to peace and prosperity” in Ukraine.
“Free, sovereign, prosperous”
“This agreement clearly transmits to Russia the commitment of the Trump administration with a peace process focused on a free, sovereign and prosperous ukraine in the long term,” Besent said.
“And, to be clear, no state or person who has financed or provisioned the Russian war machinery can benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine,” he continued.
The Treasury statement mentioned the “large -scale invasion” of Ukraine by Russia, a formula that is far from the usual terminology of the Trump administration, which usually speaks of a “conflict” from which kyiv is part of the guilt.
The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Denis Shmigalhe declared on national television that the agreement is “good, equitable and beneficial.”
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In a message on the platform Telegram, Shmigal He affirmed that both countries would establish an investment fund for reconstruction, in which each party would have 50% of the right to vote.
“Ukraine retains total control over your Subsoil, Infrastructure and Natural Resources“He declared.
He said that Ukraine will not be asked to pay any “debt”For the billions of dollars in arms and other US support from the Russian invasion in February 2022.
“Fund earnings will be reinvested exclusively in Ukraine“, held.
The Ukrainian Minister of Economy, Yulia Sviridenkohe declared on Facebook that the agreement would finance mineral, oil and gas projects, as well as infrastructure.
Trump had initially requested 500 billion dollars In mineral wealth, approximately four times the contribution of the United States to Ukraine from the beginning of the war.
The Republican tycoon has refused to offer security guarantees to Ukraine And he has rejected his aspiration to join the NATO.
However, Trump said Wednesday that the US presence on the field would benefit Ukraine.
“It will keep many bad actors outside the country or certainly outside the area where we are doing the excavation,” he said Trump in a cabinet meeting.
Your boss of diplomacy, Marco Rubiothreatened Tuesday with which Washington It will stop mediating in the conflict unless both parties present “concrete proposals.”
Trump presses to achieve an agreement in which Ukraine gives part of the territory occupied by Russia. Moscow has rejected the proposals backed by USA For a high fire of at least 30 days.
The Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenskihas ruled out any formal concession to Russia of Crimeathe peninsula occupied in 2014 and annexed by Moscow.
However, he has expressed his support for the diplomacy of USA After the disastrous meeting in the White House On February 28, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance rebuked him for his alleged ingratitude with US aid.
Rich in minerals
Zelenski He planned to sign the mineral agreement during that visit, but after the verbal confrontation he remained at all.
Ukraine It has about 5% of the mineral resources and rare lands of the worldaccording to various estimates.
Although in large part it has not yet begun to explode and many deposits They are in territory under the control of Russian forces.
Ukraine has about 20% of the world graphite, an essential material for batteries electricaccording to the Geological Research and Minera Office of France.
It is also an important manganese and titanium producer, and claims to possess the largest lithium deposits of Europe.
Russia controls around 20% of the territory of Ukraine After more than three years of fierce fighting that have caused the death of tens of thousands of people, including civilians.
