“Trump planned to use the Pressure Agreement on Russian Finance – US Minister of Finance on April 7, 02:02 Share: Scott Bessent and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko) US President Donald Trump planned to use the resource agreement with Ukraine as an instrument for attraction. This was stated by US Finance Minister Scott Bessent in an interview with Carlson Taer.”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
Scott Bessent and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
US President Donald Trump planned to use a resource agreement with Ukraine as a tool for involving Russia in negotiations.
This was stated by US Finance Minister Scott Bessent in an interview with Tair Carlson.
According to him, after the conclusion of the agreement, Trump had to appeal to Russia’s leadership with reporting that the United States was supporting Ukraine – “but in an economic context”, and this, according to his plan, would become an incentive for Russia to sit at the negotiating table. The minister believes that the implementation of this plan has been torn, but I am convinced that the situation can still be corrected.
“It was not a Chinese -style predatory contract when you give mine or port in exchange for a loan that you will not be able to repay. It could be a real economic partnership, ”the Bessent emphasized.
In his opinion, the agreement is hindered by those who “climbed into a financial box, ”as the United States, according to agreement, should control the movement of funds.
Politico reported that the West fears the loss of control over Ukrainian resources that may be influenced by Russia.
The agreement was planned to be signed at the end of February, but the process broke out through a public dispute between President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and US Vice President, Jay Vice. Subsequently, the negotiations recovered, but the United States put forward much stringent conditions.
According to the new project, Washington wants to get “The right of the first proposal ”to invest in all infrastructure and resource projects in Ukraine. The United States claim all profits from the projects plus 4% per annum, until the full payback of US investment. In addition, the United States requires a priority right to purchase resources until Kiev returns billions of dollars, previously provided in the form of military assistance, which was positioned as irreversible.
According to The Washington Post, Ukrainian officials were unofficially criticized by American conditions. One of the officials said that the document seems as if “Ukraine had lost the US war, was occupied, and now has to pay lifelong reparations.” Financial Times also emphasizes that the interlocutors consider the initiative unfair and the robbery.