The US president, who broke with the policy of his predecessor Joe Biden of Support kyiv And he starred in a surprising Approach to Vladimir Putin, You will receive Zelenski on February 28.
The unpredictable Trump fell importance on February 27 to the comments he made about the Ukrainian President, whom he called “dictator.”
“I said that?” He commented by being surprised. “I can’t believe I said it. Next question, ”added the Republican presidentwho later claimed to feel “much respect” for his Ukrainian counterpart.
“Cavar, dig, dig”
The agreement allows the United States to access Ukrainian subsoil resources, As Trump demanded, in Compensation for military and financial aid disbursed during the last three years.
“We are going to dig, dig, dig”said the Republican.
The agreement is not exactly as the US president wanted, who had asked for an amount of US $ 500 billion that the final text does not contain. Establishes a joint investment fund in metals, hydrocarbons and investments. The text does not provide absolute security guarantees for Ukraine.
“But the idea is that with a joint investment in the country’s resources, The United States will remain involved in safety and stability “Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz indicated in an analysis note of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Trump himself said that this agreement would work as a kind of “safety net”.
“I don’t think anyone will get into trouble if we are (in Ukraine) With many workers ”to exploit minerals, Trump added.
Manganese and graphite
Ukraine has about 5 % of the world’s mining resources, but those Trump greed are mostly unplugged, they are difficult to extract or are under Russian controlin occupied territories.
What is at stake during the visit of Zelenski goes far beyond manganese and graphite.
Ukraine and Europe have worried about Trump and Putin, who spoke on the phone on February 12 and They initiated negotiations to end the war.
On Thursday, February 27, the president of the United States reiterated that he trusted his Russian homologous, despite the repeated warnings of London and Paris about the Fragility of any truce that is not accompanied by a solid control and security apparatus.
He said being convinced that Putin “will fulfill his word” In case of a high fire. Trump refuses to blame Moscow for the war and even accused Ukraine. In addition, he completely closed the door to an adhesion from Ukraine to NATO, saying that you have to forget that perspective.
But the US president considered that, in case of a peace agreement, kyiv could recover some territory. “We will try to recover as much as possible,” he said, and praised the courage with which the Ukrainian troops fought.