Ukraine received the first draft partnership agreement with the USA. You have to do everything to quickly reach an agreement and sign this document – said the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski after meeting the American finance minister Scott Bessent.
– We talked about mineral raw materials. (…) I know that our team received the first project of the relevant partnership document between our countries. I really want our team to carefully analyze this document. We received it today (…), we will do everything so that our teams can reach an agreement quickly and sign this document – said Zelnski.
He also added: – For me, details about what will happen to these mineral raw materials that are found on a temporarily occupied territory. We haven't talked about it yet and I think it will be part of the (my) coming conversation with Trump.
Earlier, the Reuters agency announced that Bessent arrived in Kiev on Wednesday to discuss the issue of key minerals of rare lands in Ukraine, which could be made available to the United States as compensation for the funds spent by Washington to support Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Wołodymyr ZelnskiPAP/Vladyslav Musienko
Trump about “alignment” for support
On February 3, Reuters said that the president Donald Trump He would like Ukraine provided the USA with access to rare lands for help in the war against Russia. Trump also spoke about “compensation” from Ukraine for American support with a value of “nearly $ 300 billion”.
– We say Ukraine that it has very valuable metals of rare lands. We want to conclude a contract with Ukraine, under which they will secure our support in the form of metals of rare lands and other things – Trump said in an interview with journalists in the White House.
The head of the Ukrainian state told Reuters on February 7 that he was ready to conclude a contract with the President of the US, which would include Washington's participation in the operation of huge minerals of critical importance in Ukraine, including rare lands.
Metals of rare lands
Rare land metals are a group of 17 metals used for the production of magnets, in electric vehicles, mobile phones and other electronic devices. The substitutes are not known, “Reuters explained.
He added that United States Geological Survey (American Geological Agency) indicated 50 minerals that are critical for the country's economy and national defense, including several types of rare lands, as well as nickel and lit.
Ukraine has large deposits of uranium, lithium and titanium, although none of them is considered one of the five largest in the world in terms of size, and United States They have their own unused reserves of these and other critical minerals. The USA has only one operating Mine of Rare Earth Metal and very low processing capacity, although several companies are working on the development of projects in this country. China They are the world's largest metal producer of rare lands and many other critical minerals.
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