Trump will meet Zelensky on Friday to sign the subsoil agreement

US President Donald Trump said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy would probably arrive in Washington on Friday, February 28, for a personal meeting. According to him, a mineral resource agreement may be signed during the negotiations.

Source: Trump while communicating with journalists in the White House

Direct Language: “I heard that he (Zelensky – ed.) Is coming on Friday (February 28 – Ed.).

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“I understand that this is a big deal, very big … Perhaps a deal on a trillion dollars. It can be anything, because it is about rare earth metals and other resources.”

Details: Trump also emphasized the desire to repay the money spent.

Direct Language: “We want to be protected, we want to return this money. The war should not happen, but it happened, and now we have to solve it. US taxpayers will finally get their money back.”

Details: When asked by a journalist that Ukraine would instead receive, Trump replied that it was “$ 350 billion and the right to fight further.”

Direct Language: “$ 350 billion in the form of a large number of equipment and military equipment, as well as the right to fight.

Listen, Ukraine … I will say – they are very brave, they are good soldiers, but without the United States, our money and military equipment, this war would end in a very short time. ”

Details: When asked by media representatives about whether Trump sees a more active role for the Ukrainian president in the negotiation process after reaching the agreement, he replied that he was “hoping”.

“We want to put Ukraine on our feet,” Trump added.

There is no official confirmation by the Ukrainian government.

That preceded: On February 25, the US Financial Times reported that Ukraine and the United States have agreed on the terms of the future mineral mining agreement, which, according to Kyiv, would pursue the way to the US long -term security.

• The final version of the agreement dated February 24, which FT was familiar with, envisages the creation of the fund to which Ukraine will deduct 50% of revenues from “future monetization” of mineral resources, including oil and gas, as well as related logistics.
• There are no minerals in the scope of the agreement, the income of which already fill the Ukrainian state treasury – that is, it will not extend to the current activities of Naftogaz and Ukrnafta, explained in the publication.
• From the agreed project of the agreement removed the provisions on the creation of the “reconstruction fund” Up to $ 500 billion, where Ukraine should transfer 50% of mineral resource production income and in which the US has a “100% financial participation”.
• At the same time in the agreement There is no mention of security guarantees by secondary schoolAnd on which Kyiv initially insisted in exchange for agreement for the agreement. It also does not clarify such important issues as the size of the US share in the fund and the terms of “joint ownership” agreements.

According to Financial Times sources, the agreement was approved by the Ministers of Justice, Economics and Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Prehistory:

• On Monday, Viceremierk Olga Stephanyshyn said that Ukrainian and American teams are at the final stage of negotiations on the Ukrainian mineral agreement.
• US President Donald Trump Special Special Supporter St. Witkoff earlier stated that he was expected to sign an agreement on the use of Ukrainian natural resources this week for Ukraine.