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US-Kiev Natural Resources Deal Not Tied to Ukraine Ceasefire Process, State Department Says
US-Kiev Natural Resources Deal Not Tied to Ukraine Ceasefire Process, State Department Says
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US deal with Kiev on natural resources, which is expected to be signed next week, is not tied to the Ukraine ceasefire process, the... 19.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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These two issues are separate, and the resources deal between the US and Ukraine is an issue of economic partnership, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told Fox News. The United States believes that it is important for its European partners to understand that Washington cannot have endless "meetings about meetings" on Ukraine, Bruce added, commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats to withdraw from the negotiating process on the Ukrainian conflict. Trump said this week that a deal with Ukraine on natural resources could be signed as early as next Thursday.The details of the US-Ukraine minerals deal are being worked out; it is based on an agreement that Volodymyr Zelensky did not sign in February, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said earlier. The rare earths deal fell apart in late February when Zelenskyy visited Washington. Trump scolded him for disrespect, while Vice President J.D. Vance called the visitor from Kiev an ungrateful Democratic agitator. Zelensky was asked to leave the White House after the altercation.
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US-Kiev Natural Resources Deal Not Tied to Ukraine Ceasefire Process, State Department Says
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US deal with Kiev on natural resources, which is expected to be signed next week, is not tied to the Ukraine ceasefire process, the US State Department said on Saturday.
These two issues are separate, and the resources deal between the US and Ukraine is an issue of economic partnership, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told Fox News.
The United States believes that it is important for its European partners to understand that Washington cannot have endless "meetings about meetings" on Ukraine, Bruce added, commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats to withdraw from the negotiating process on the Ukrainian conflict.
Trump said this week that a deal with Ukraine on natural resources could be signed as early as next Thursday.
The details of the US-Ukraine minerals deal are being worked out; it is based on an agreement that Volodymyr Zelensky did not sign in February, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said earlier.
The rare earths deal fell apart in late February when Zelenskyy visited Washington. Trump scolded him for disrespect, while Vice President J.D. Vance called the visitor from Kiev an ungrateful Democratic agitator. Zelensky was asked to leave the White House after the altercation.
