The EU enters the game for minerals: Proposal of the European Union WS. extraction of strategic Ukrainian minerals She was submitted shortly after US President Donald Trump He stated that Washington is close to signing the contract with Kiev regarding Ukrainian resources – writes Politico. The competitive offer was to be submitted by the Ukrainian side of the EU industrial strategy Stephane Sejourne.
“21 out of 30 key minerals”: On Monday, Sejourne accompanied the head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen, who visited Kiev. – twenty -one of thirty key materials that Europe needs, can be delivered by Ukraine As part of a partnership favorable to both parties – said the EU Commissioner after meeting Ukrainian officials.
The “beneficial for both sides” agreement? – The added value offered by Europe is that we will never ask for an agreement that will not be beneficial for both sides – added Stephane Sejourne cited by “Le Figaro”. What will Ukraine do now? On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefaniszyna announced that Negotiations of Kiev and Washington on Ukrainian strategic raw materials They are already on the last straight. She emphasized that the conversations “were very constructive” and “almost all key details have already been agreed”.
“Later this week”: Donald Trump announces that he will soon reach him Meetings with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski and then A Ukrainian-American agreement on minerals is to be signed. In turn, Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of the US President Donald Trump, said that he expected Kiev to sign a contract on the use of Ukrainian natural resources “this week”.
Zełenski said “no”: The draft contract was previously rejected by President Zelanski because he did not include American security guarantees for Ukraine. Kyiv wants the document to become a warranty of further military assistance from the USA. The Ukrainian president, as the reason for the lack of agreement, gave, among others Washington’s expectations – mining profits are to cover the cost of the current military assistance.
Ukrainian strategic minerals: According to the President of Ukraine, there is a price that the Americans proposed for future help. As he said, for each dollar of American help Kyiv would return two. Ukraine proposes Extracting of graphite, uranium, titanium or lithium – strategic minerals, necessary in modern industry, but also coal, oil and gas.
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