"This is a disaster." Experts analyzed the new draft agreement on subsoil
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Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:04:05 +0300

Whats wrong with the subsoil dealJournalists point out that official Kyiv used the proposal to extract precious metals to push the White House to continue supporting Ukraine amid its war with Russia.However, the main problem is that Trump is only interested in Ukraine when it comes to squeezing money out of it, not helping to ensure a stable postwar peace.
The precious metals offer was a clear security point for Ukraine.
It has critical resources like titanium, uranium, and others.
And if Russia gets those resources, it would be a disaster for Kyivs allies, one insider said.
According to analysts, what the Trump team is seeking from Ukraine within the framework of the new draft agreement has already turned into a political disaster.
Ukraine may not even get all of the vast resources it promised.
Moreover, extracting any minerals would cost billions and could take decadesnot the timeframe Trump envisioned.
At the moment, Ukraine does not want to provoke another fit of anger from Trump, so Kyiv is not publicly criticizing this document.However, Zelenskys team is still trying to carefully tweak the proposed agreement without irritating the US president.
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