US Ukraine deal for rare earths does not correspond to Zelensky's expectations

US Ukraine deal for rare earths does not correspond to Zelensky's expectations

A draft for an agreement between the United States and the Ukraine on rare Erdmineralien and others According to an informed source, natural resources will "not find the consent of President Selenskyj". According to the source, it is a “strange offer that wants to get more out of a war -plagued country than it costs for its defense.”

US interests and Ukrainian security guarantees

The United States is trying to gain access to the essential minerals and resources of Ukraine as part of wider negotiations that aim at the end of the war in Ukraine. In return, Ukraine pushes to security guarantees, since Kiev not only recruits the loss of its territory, but also requires protection against a possible future Russian invasion.

exclusion of conversations and political tensions

Ukraine was not invited to the talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia. This week Selenskyj and US President Donald Trump found themselves in a prison battle. Trump incorrectly accused Selenskyj of having started the Ukraine War, while the Ukrainian guide countered and said that the US President lives in a "disinformation room".

negotiations and resistance to the agreement

The Ukrainians continue to try to make changes to the draft because the current draft "does not provide for American obligations, while Ukraine should provide everything", as the source announced. This happened after an official from the Ukrainian Presidential Administration told Suspline to the Ukrainian state television that no signing of the agreement on rare earths will take place on Saturday.

security guarantees and pressure from the US government

The persistent Ukrainian rejection of signing the agreement in its current form follows intensive pressure from the Trump administration. The national security advisor Mike Waltz even emphasized the case of aluminum mine that could be upgraded with American investments to cover the entire annual needs of the United States.

progress in dialogue between the USA and Ukraine

On Saturday, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced that he had spoken to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue the result-oriented Ukraine-US dialogue. "On the occasion of the third anniversary of the extensive aggression in Russia, I underlined the strong will of Ukraine to achieve a comprehensive, fair and permanent peace - one that will strengthen both Ukraine and the USA."

Current status of the negotiations

A US official previously announced CNN reporter Nick Paton Walsh that the agreement between the United States and Ukraine about rare earth minerals and other natural resources was "almost finished", but was still unclear how an official contract signing could take place. The US official said that the visit to Kellogg had "led to very good conversations to secure this for the President of the United States."