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Zelensky Wants to Reject US-Ukraine Rare Minerals Deal, Trump Says
Zelensky Wants to Reject US-Ukraine Rare Minerals Deal, Trump Says
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On February 28, Trump met with Zelensky in Washington to finalize a critical rare earth minerals deal. However, the discussions fell apart... 31.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to abandon the critical minerals deal between the United States and Ukraine.Following talks on March 11, the US and Ukraine agreed to sign a comprehensive agreement on the development of Ukraine’s mineral resources, according to an official communique published on Zelensky’s office website. Zelensky has already slammed the US for omitting any mention of security guarantees from the deal and making it all about US control over resources. He also whined how frequently the US was altering the terms of the deal, but caved saying that Kiev was still interested in striking the deal if that's what was required to continue receiving US aid and intelligence.
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Zelensky Wants to Reject US-Ukraine Rare Minerals Deal, Trump Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On February 28, Trump met with Zelensky in Washington to finalize a critical rare earth minerals deal. However, the discussions fell apart following a scandal in the Oval Office.
US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine's
Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to abandon the critical minerals deal between the United States and Ukraine.
"He's trying to back out of the rare earth deal, and if he does that, he’s got some problems—big, big problems," Trump said, as quoted by Western media. "He wants to be a member of NATO, but he's never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that."
Following talks on March 11, the US and Ukraine agreed to sign a comprehensive agreement on the development of Ukraine’s mineral resources, according to an official communique published on Zelensky’s office website.
Zelensky has already
slammed the US for omitting any mention of security guarantees from the deal and making it all about US control over resources. He also whined how frequently the US was altering the terms of the deal, but caved saying that Kiev was still interested in striking the deal if that's what was required to continue receiving US aid and intelligence.
