“President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky entered into a severe dispute with US Finance Minister Scott Bessent during discussing the strategic mineral production agreement. The Financial Times writes about it. The reason for the conflict was the issue of the transfer of 50% of the rights to rare land elements and critical resources of Ukraine in exchange for further support from the United States. Negotiations passed in intense atmosphere”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky entered into a severe dispute with US Finance Minister Scott Bessent during discussing the strategic mineral production agreement.
The Financial Times writes about it.
The reason for the conflict was the issue of the transfer of 50% of the rights to rare land elements and critical resources of Ukraine in exchange for further support from the United States.
The negotiations were in a tense atmosphere, and the voice of Zelensky, who expressed his dissatisfaction, was heard behind closed doors. The President of Ukraine categorically refused to sign an agreement without clear security guarantees for the state, which caused surprise and dissatisfaction with the US side.
Zelensky stressed that the assistance provided to Ukraine is not a debt that needs to be compensated, and the lack of specific security guarantees makes the agreement unacceptable.
Earlier, we wrote that US Finance Minister Scott Bessent said that an agreement between the United States and Ukraine, which envisages cooperation in the fields of strategic minerals, energy and state -owned enterprises, contains an “implicit guarantee” of economic security. He believes that in this way Ukraine can return to peace.
It should be reminded that this week the Ukrainian government will start working seriously on the conclusion of a mineral agreement and security guarantees with US Presidential Administration Donald Trump.
