Rada again failed to summon Shmyhal to report on deal with US - Zheleznyak
The Verkhovna Rada failed to summon Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to report on the details of the agreement with the United States on cooperation in the field of rare earth minerals.
This was reported by MP from the "Voice" faction Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Censor.NET informs.
"My proposal to put up a report on the Prime Minister's deal again failed to gain votes.... 138. It's just a shame... MPs will learn about the text of the agreement from the media and will instead hear about the state of education tomorrow," Zheleznyak wrote.
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.
On 26 February, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the signing of a subsoil agreement with the United States.
