U.S. expects to receive $20 billion in revenue from minerals deal with Ukraine – White House adviser Hassett
The United States of America hopes to make $20 billion in profits from a rare earth metals deal with Ukraine.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told journalist Kelly Mayer about this, Censor.NET reports.
Hassett noted that the deal with Ukraine is actually worth more than $20 billion "because of its importance to the Americans".
According to him, US President Donald Trump believes that the deal "will not only strengthen our national security by securing critical minerals" but also "will consolidate control over these territories, because, after all, no one wants to attack US-owned facilities".
"I think that having a US ownership stake is a way to ensure that the US is paying attention to the region, which will hopefully help to keep the peace when it hopefully comes," Hassett concluded.
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 interests.
Later, Trump said that Ukraine had undermined 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 given 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 February 26, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the signing of a minerals deal with the United States.
