Як зазначає видання Obozrevatel, четверо американських чиновників на умовах анонімності розкрили деталі пропозиції, яку адміністрація президента США Дональда Трампа висунула Україні. It was about the transfer of 50% of the country's rare earth minerals, as well as the possibility of placing the US military in the Ukrainian territory to protect them after the conclusion of a peace agreement with Russia. However, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky disagreed with such conditions and stated the need for additional study of the document, writes IZ.
US Finance Minister Scott Bessent, during a meeting in Kiev, handed over to the Zelensky a project of an agreement, which provided for significant control of the United States over Ukrainian minerals. According to two US officials, instead of paying for resources, this treaty was to be a way of compensation for Ukraine's debt to Washington for military assistance provided. After discussing the document, the Ukrainian leader refused to sign it, emphasizing the need for detailed analysis with experts and advisers. D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other representatives of the US administration. The Ukrainian president noted that his team will consider the document and nominate its adjustments. At the same time, he stressed that so far, he was only a memorandum between countries, not a full security agreement. In an interview with Fox News, he noted that Ukraine has already “actually agreed” to the transfer of $ 500 billion resources, although there was no official confirmation of such agreements yet. to the EU
