Following a long negotiations, Ukraine and the US have agreed to the terms of the draft of the Comprehensive Economic Agreement, including a compromise on exploitation of rare minerals. Three senior Ukrainian officials, familiar to the case, gave this information. Officials said they are not authorized to speak publicly on this subject. Sources said that officials of both sides have agreed to the draft and advised that it should be signed.
An official said that Kiev hopes that signing the agreement will ensure a continuous flow of US military aid to Ukraine, which he needs immediately. Another Ukrainian official said the agreement would provide an opportunity to Zelansky and Trump to discuss Ukraine on continuing military assistance and that is why Kiev is eager to finalize the deal.
Trump told reporters that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanski wants to come to Washington on Friday and sign a ‘very big deal’. This has happened last week after the exchange of hostile words between the two leaders. Trump also said that if there is an agreement to end the conflict, Ukraine would require any kind of peace soldiers.
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Zelancesi refused to sign the pre -mineral agreement with Washington as soughting rights of $ 500 billion in Ukraine’s natural wealth. Kiev protested that she had received much less in American assistance and the deal lacks safety guarantee according to Ukraine’s needs.
Asked what Ukraine would get in exchange for the mineral deal, Trump said what he said is that the US has already been provided $ 350 billion and a lot of military equipment and the right to fight. Asked how long the US would continue to provide weapons, Trump said, “It may proceed for some time, and perhaps until we deal with Russia.” But he again predicted that the war could end quickly, although he did not say how this could happen.