Zelenskyy and Trump to meet on 28 February - BBC
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on the sharing of his country's mineral resources. This was confirmed by both leaders.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the BBC.
"Our teams are working with America, we are preparing for negotiations this Friday. An agreement with America. Support for our state and people. Guarantees of peace and security are the key to ensuring that Russia no longer destroys the lives of other peoples," the President of Ukraine said in his evening address. Zelenskyy added that Kyiv coordinates all efforts with a wide range of partners and that, in his opinion, ‘Europeans should be part of all diplomatic efforts concerning Europe’.
For his part, US President Trump limited himself to a brief statement that Zelenskyy would visit Washington to sign an agreement on rare earth metals.
Minerals agreement with the US
As a reminder, Trump has said he wants to sign a $500 billion deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on access to rare earth resources and natural gas in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees in any potential peace settlement.
President Zelenskyy said that the agreement with the US on minerals would be signed at the ministerial level when ready and subject to guarantees. Currently, this document is not ready to protect Ukraine's interest.
Later, Trump said that Ukraine had derailed the rare earth metals deal. The agreement was needed so that the United States could recover the money spent on supporting Ukraine.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has handed over to Ukraine an "improved" draft of the minerals agreement that "complies with Ukrainian law."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if the US wants to see specific numbers in the minerals agreement, then according to Ukrainian law, ratification by the Verkhovna Rada will be required.
On 25 February, the Financial Times reported that Ukraine and the United States had agreed on the terms of a deal on minerals, and Kyiv was ready to sign the document.
