The US and Ukraine have agreed to the terms of the central draft mineral trade of Kiev push to win Washington’s support as President Donald Trump is about to end the war with Russia quickly, and in question Two sources with knowledge said Tuesday. Trump told reporters that Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky would like to come to Washington later this week to sign the contract. The two leaders exchanged hostile language last week.
Trump said Ukraine would need some form of peacekeeping force if an agreement arises to end the conflict. Moscow, which launched its Ukrainian invasion three years ago, refused to accept the deployment of NATO forces.
Trump’s rush to end Russian war in Ukraine and his frenzy towards Moscow will undermine the security of Ukraine and Europe and change the geopolitical landscape, bringing the US to Russian President Vladimir Putin It sparked the fear of taking widespread concessions.
It was not immediately clear whether the contract had the specific US security guarantees that Ukraine had sought, or whether Washington had pledged to send additional military aid.
One source familiar with the deal said future weapons shipments are still under discussion between Washington and Kiev.
Last week, Trump mistakenly called Zelensky a “dictator” who needs to cut quick peace deals or lose his country. The Ukrainian leader said the US president lives in a “disinformation bubble.”
Officials on both sides advised that they should agree to the draft and sign it, sources said.
The deal could open up Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth to the United States, and Trump has repaid its support for Kiev to Washington in search of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Zelenskiy refused to sign an earlier draft of the mineral agreement as Washington sought a $500 billion right in Ukraine’s natural wealth. Kyiv protested that it received much less than US aid, and the deal does not guarantee Ukrainian needs.
One source that requested anonymity to discuss sensitive issues told Reuters that the White House had proposed a visit to Zelenskiy. Another source familiar with the issue said Zelenskiy might meet Capitol Hill MPs, but the schedule was in flux.
Officials on both sides advised that they should agree and sign the draft, sources said.
“I’ve heard he’ll be coming on Friday,” Trump told reporters. And I understand that is a big deal and a very big deal. ”
European allies scramble
European officials have said Trump’s decision to end the war in Ukraine with Russia and to hold talks to spur both Kiev and Europe, and that the US is no longer focusing primarily on European security. It is flattened by the warnings of his administration.
The White House meeting could give Zelensky the opportunity to make his point in continuing his direct support to Trump, who falsely accused Kiev of starting the war last week.
According to Ukraine data, Ukraine has 22 deposits of 34 minerals identified as important by the European Union. They include industrial and construction materials, ferroloys, precious and nonferrous metals, and several rare earth elements.
Ukraine’s graphite reserves, an important component of electric vehicle batteries and nuclear reactors, account for 20% of the world’s resources.
