Bloomberg: Kyiv suggest US open to changes to draft minerals deal
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Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:29:00 +0200
During a video call between Ukrainian officials and US officials on Friday, the latter did not raise any objections to Kyivs concerns about the draft minerals agreement, which may indicate that Washington is open to discussing changes to the draft. Source European Pravda with reference to Bloomberg Details Bloombergs source said that Ukraine will ask the US to amend the new economic agreement proposed by the Trump administration, including a promise to increase US investment.
The news agency says that Ukrainian officials held a video call with their American counterparts, including lawyers, on Friday to seek clarification on the latest draft of the agreement.
Bloombergs source said that the Americans did not raise any objections to the concerns raised by Kyiv, especially regarding the potential conflict of the agreement with Ukraines EU membership goals.
This suggests Washington may be open to discussing changes, according to the person, the article says.
Background Earlier, European Pravda reported that Donald Trumps administration had returned to the version of the minerals agreement the requirement for Ukraine to reimburse all the assistance that the United States provided after the start of Russias fullscale invasion in 2022.
The version of the text of the grand agreement states that Ukraine undertakes to compensate the United States for all aid budgetary, military and humanitarian provided after the start of Russias fullscale invasion in 2022.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted on Friday that Ukraine is not ready to recognise the US aid provided in recent years as debt as part of the minerals deal with the US.
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