Context:
This is the context Ukraine and the U.S. are concluding a deal which would allow access of Washington to Ukrainian natural resources in return for continued U.S. support. This agitation has put American officials under pressure to sign the agreement with Kyiv, given that Ukraine has been apprehensive about the absence of security guarantees.
Key Highlights:
- The Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna confirmation that negotiations are at the “final stages,” with most significant details already settled in
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands concrete security guarantees for the U.S. grant of access to critical resources of Ukraine.
- President Donald Trump has demanded that Ukraine allows admission to rare minerals in return for wartime assistance under the Biden administration.
- Soon, final agreements. Hopefully Trump and Zelensky will sign here in Washington.
- So, this agreement might imply a long term cooperation of the U.S. and Ukraine but still has problems regarding Ukraine’s security guarantees.
