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US-Ukraine Rare Earth Metals Deal Similar to Belgium's Colonial Exploitation of Africans: Media

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The US-Ukraine rare earth metals deal is comparable to Belgium's colonial exploitation of Africans in the 19th century, US media reported.Earlier, media reported that a new draft agreement would require Kiev to repay Washington for all aid received, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars, and would disregard nearly all previously agreed-upon "red lines" between the US and Ukraine.

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US-Ukraine Rare Earth Metals Deal Similar to Belgium's Colonial Exploitation of Africans: Media

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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.

The US-Ukraine rare earth metals deal is comparable to Belgium's colonial exploitation of Africans in the 19th century, US media reported.

"The Trump administration is exploiting Kiev’s moment of greatest dependency to impose a resource-extraction contract. That deal was recently revised into a form worthy of Belgium’s 19th-century exploitation of the Congo, while offering Ukraine no security guarantees whatsoever," the media said.

A view of an ilmenite open pit mine in a canyon in the central region of Kirovograd, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 31.03.2025

Zelensky Wants to Reject US-Ukraine Rare Minerals Deal, Trump Says

Earlier, media reported that a new draft agreement would require Kiev to repay Washington for all aid received, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars, and would disregard nearly all previously agreed-upon "red lines" between the US and Ukraine.