Secret raw material agreements: USA and Ukraine secure millions of funds!

Secret raw material agreements: USA and Ukraine secure millions of funds!

On Wednesday evening, a significant agreement between the USA and Ukraine was signed in Washington to create a reconstruction. US Finance Minister Scott Bessent and the Ukrainian vice-leader Julia Swyrydenko confirmed the conclusion of the contract, but whose specific details have not yet been published. According to the agreement, a common investment fund is launched, which is devoted to the development of Ukrainian raw material deposits.

The core of the agreement includes that the income of this fund should flow into the reconstruction of Ukraine. Ukraine brings 50 percent of the income from future funding licenses and raw material sales to the fund, and profits will be reinvested in the first ten years. In addition, the United States has secured preferred access to strategically important raw materials, including rare earths. Besser said that this agreement will send a clear signal to Russia.

content and meaning of the agreement

The agreement emphasizes that control over the resources remains at Ukraine. Julia Swyrydenko specified that the agreement enables it to invest in minerals, oil, gas and the necessary infrastructure. In addition, it was explicitly stipulated that Ukraine does not have any debt from the United States from this agreement and does not have to make any raw material deliveries to repay American military and financial aids. An important innovation is that in both countries there will be no taxes on the fund's income.

In the context of the geopolitical situation, US Finance Minister Besser underlined that the agreement is a reference to the United States' commitment to a peace process in the region. A declaration of intent in April was signed in particular after the negotiations started in January, which fell into the stall after a diplomatic incident. The Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal was also involved in the talks and made it clear that Ukraine selected the projects together with the USA and that these investments are made exclusively on Ukrainian territory.

ratification and future developments

The agreement must now be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament before it can come into force. In the past few weeks, the political situation in Ukraine, especially with regard to the conflict with Russia, has continued to come. President Selenskyj had already made proposals for such agreements last autumn to rebuild the Ukrainian economy according to the devastating effects of the war.

Ukraine has about 5 percent of global mineral resources that are largely undeveloped. The strategically important raw materials that focus on the agreement include iron ore, coal, manganese, rare earth, titanium, lithium and graphite. The agreement stands out particularly through its parity structure and the reinvestment obligation of similar international raw material contracts.

In the coming weeks, it is expected that the further development of the agreement in the political discourse of Ukraine and the USA will play a crucial role. Kosmo reports that the partnership for the use of these raw materials could not only have economic but also strategic effects on international relationships between the USA and Russia. In the meantime, US President Donald Trump demands a quick end to war in Ukraine, which is directly related to the agreements made. ZDF emphasizes that the security guarantees, although not specifically stated in the agreement, still contain a long-term commitment of the USA to support Ukraine.