KYIV: Ukraine and the US are understanding particulars of an settlement that may give Washington entry to Ukrainian pure assets in alternate for US help, Kyiv stated on Monday (Feb 24).
Negotiations have triggered tensions with US officers pressuring Ukraine to signal a deal regardless of Kyiv’s insistence that preliminary drafts lacked important safety ensures.
“Ukrainian and US groups are within the ultimate phases of negotiations concerning the minerals settlement. The negotiations have been very constructive, with practically all key particulars finalised,” Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna stated on X.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated he goals to get concrete safety ensures from the US in alternate for granting Washington entry to important assets.
US President Donald Trump has demanded that Ukraine give entry to uncommon minerals to compensate for the wartime assist Kyiv obtained beneath Joe Biden.
“We’re dedicated to finishing this swiftly to proceed with its signature,” Stefanishyna added in her publish on social media.
She stated she hoped that Trump and Zelenskyy would signal the deal in Washington “to showcase our dedication for many years to come back”.
