The United States and Ukraine will sign an agreement on Ukrainian minerals on the next Thursday – April 24, Reuters reports, citing a statement by US President Donald Trump. “We have an agreement on mineral mining, which, I think, will be signed … next Thursday in the near future … and I suppose that they are going to realize this agreement. Let’s see, ”Trump said at a press conference with Italy Prime Minister George Meloni (quote for European Pravda). In turn, the US Minister of Finance Scott, who was present at the meeting, said that“ details are still discussed ”. “We had a memorandum of understanding, we immediately moved to an agreement. It seems that this is an agreement for 80 pages, and it will be signed, ”he added. During the meeting, Trump also said that he did not consider the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky responsible for the war, although he had previously accused him of this. According to the US leader, he “does not impose responsibility on Zelensky, but not enthusiastic about the fact that this war had begun.” “And therefore I am not pleased with him (Zelensky), and I am not satisfied with anyone who was involved in this,” Trump said. Ukraine and the United States were going to conclude an agreement on the priority access of American companies to extract rare earth metals in Ukrainian territory at the end of February. However, the deal fell due to the public skirmish of Vladimir Zelensky with Donald Trump Vice President Jay Di Wans in the White House. In the end of March, it became known that the United States has prepared a new version of the subsoil agreement. In this version of the document, it was already about access to all Ukrainian minerals. The authorities of Ukraine said that this is only one of the options, and the discussion of the contract continues. The new agreement on minerals demanded from Ukraine all natural resources, oil, gas – as well as control over the construction of roads, ports and factories in Kyiv, called the United States in a new agreement on mineral resources, all natural resources, oil, gas and gas – as well as control over control of Ukraine. The construction of roads, ports and factories in Kyiv called it “robbery” (Tagstotranslate) News
