“This week, the Ukrainian delegation will go to Washington for technical negotiations on the new project of the Agreement on Critical Mineral Resources between Ukraine and the USA. Source: First Viceremier – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko in an interview with the Associated Press Agency: According to Sviridenko, the trip will start the negotiations on a new projection of the Agreement proposed by the United States.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: First Viceremier-Minister-Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko in an interview with Associated Press Agency
Details: According to Sviridenko, the task of the trip will start negotiations on the new project of the agreement proposed by the United States. The Ukrainian delegation will include representatives of the Ministries of Economy, Foreign Affairs, Justice and Finance.
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“The new project of the US agreement shows that the intention to create a fund or to invest jointly remains,” Sviridenko said.
“Ukrainian officials carefully comment on the content of the project, emphasizing that it now reflects the position of only one side,” the AP said.
“We currently have a document that reflects the position of the US Department of Finance,” Sviridenko said. “This is not the final version, it’s not a common position,” the minister added.
According to her, now the task of Ukraine is to collect a technical team for negotiations, identify “red lines” and basic principles, and next week send a delegation to Washington for technical negotiations.
“It is clear that all the parameters of this agreement cannot be discussed online. We need to sit with teams and continue the conversation personally,” Sviridenko stressed.
According to her, the selection of legal, investment and financial advisers continues.
“It marks a new stage in relations with the United States, which requires experience in various fields. After all, everything will be resolved during the negotiations,” Sviridenko said.
Sviridenko refused to publicly tell about the official assessment of the new project from Ukraine, but noted that there is currently more detailed document that describes the creation of the fund. And if the initial project focused primarily on the intention of establishing the fund, then in the last version, according to Sviridenko, the American advisers see its structure and work.
Literally AP: “It remains unclear what role Ukraine will play in the management of the Fund under the new project proposed by the United States. However, analysts who have got acquainted with the leakage of the document believe that Kiev will be minimal, and this is what Ukraine hopes to challenge in future negotiations, based on the pre -agreed framework.”
Sviridenko Direct Language: “We are very focused on the final project of the agreement after the negotiations fully meet our strategic interests. I believe that working on the previous memorandum showed that both teams are able to achieve these goals and agree on conditions acceptable to both parties.”
Read more in the Euby truth: Trump with subsoil and Ukraine without rights: how to respond to Kiev to a new agreement promoted by the United States.
Prehistory:
- On February 28, 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump were unable to sign the subsoil agreement. During the joint press conference of Trump and Zelensky, a dispute took place between the presidents. After that, Zelensky left the White House ahead of schedule.
- On March 27, the People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported that the United States had handed over a new project to a mineral agreement, which should be considered and ratified by the Verkhovna Rada in the near future.
- On March 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine had received a new text of the US agreement. At that time, he insisted that Ukraine is not ready to recognize US debt assistance in recent years.
- US President Donald Trump has promised Vladimir Zelensky for refusing a subsoil agreement.
- On April 5, it became known that President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to investigate the leakage of information on the latest offer of the US on profit from Ukrainian assets.