The information obtained by BFMTV shows that on Wednesday the American side turned to the Ukrainian administration to convey that cancels the previously announced visit Wołodymyr Zelanski in the capital United States. The website interlocutor claims that in this situation the Ukrainian president decided to contact Emmanuel Macro.
After talking to Zelanski, the French leader called directly to Donald Trump. Macron was to personally “guarantee” for the Ukrainian leader. Steward White House He accepted the arguments he presented and finally announced that he would accept Zelanski in Washington.
A misunderstanding on the US – Ukraine. In the background
BFMTV reports would coincide with information provided on Wednesday by the Reuters agency, which suggested that between US representatives and Ukrainian There was a misunderstanding. It all began with the press conference of Wołodymyr Zelanski, during which he spoke on a contract regarding the Ukrainian-American cooperation in the extraction of rare lands.
Premier Denys Szmyhal He informed earlier that the “final version of the agreement” was prepared. Zełnski pointed out, however, that Her “he didn't see” and assessed that “this agreement with the USA It can be a great success or an ordinary document“He said that everything depends on” how the conversation with the president (Trump – editor's note) “.
After the words of the Ukrainian president, an anonymous representative of the White House in an interview with the Reuters agency admitted that “if the Ukrainian leader says that the contract was not finalized”, He sees no sense in Zelanski's invitation to Washington. – It is expected that his arrival will be aimed at taking the final position – he pointed out.
Pages priorities. Peace, money and safety guarantees
The “Financial Times” reported on Tuesday that Ukraine agreed to the American agreement after Washington gave up the greatest demandsincluding the right to $ 500 billion of potential income from the exploitation of rare land mineral resources. The new text is to say that Money will be used to invest in Ukraine.
– The agreement on the use of Ukrainian mineral resources is directly related to safety guarantees for our country – said the Prime Minister of Ukraine on Wednesday Denys Szmyhalcited by the Unian agency.
Trump's intention is to be – in his words – Recovering the money that America has allocated to the support of Ukraine. During the meeting with Emmanuel Macron, he stated – contrary to the facts – that the US spent $ 350 billion for this purpose, while Europa 100 billion, all in the form of loans.
His French counterpart quickly reacted to the wrong data presented by the American president. – To be accurate, we suffered (as Europe – editor's note) 60 percent all costs. As with the US, they were loans, subsidies and guarantees. We passed real money – he explained.
Source: BFMTV, Financial Times, Unian