Trump warned Zelenskyy of "big problems" if Ukraine rejects mineral deal
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Mon, 31 Mar 2025 03:14:27 +0300
US President Donald Trump, while speaking to journalists, has stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to withdraw from the mineral deal and has warned him of big problems if he does so.
Source Reuters Quote Hes trying to back out of the rare earth deal and if he does that hes got some problems, big, big problems.
Details In addition, Trump reiterated that Ukraine would never become a NATO member, despite Zelenskyys aspiration to join the Alliance.
He wants to be a member of NATO, but hes never going to be a member of NATO.
He understands that, he said.
Background According to Bloomberg, during a video call between Ukrainian officials and US officials on Friday 28 March, the latter had not raised any objections to Kyivs concerns about the draft minerals agreement, which may indicate that Washington is open to discussing changes to the draft. 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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