Ukraine and the United States on Thursday, April 11, signed a “memorandum of intention” to advance with a tense treatment for the access of the United States to Kyiv’s natural resources and minerals, kyiv said.
“We are happy to announce the firm, with our
kyiv and Washington had planned to sign an agreement on the extraction of the strategic minerals of Ukraine a clash between presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zensky in February in February temporarily deranged the work on the agreement.
Trump wants the agreement, designed to give the United States royalty payments on the profits of Ukrainian mining of rare resources and minerals, such as compensation for the help given to Ukraine for his predecessor, Joe Biden.
Svydenko did not publish details of the memorandum, but said the work continued to ensure a final agreement. “We hope that the fund will become an effective tool to attract investments in the reconstruction of our country, the modernization of infrastructure, support for business and the creation of new economic opportunities,” he said. “There is much to do, but the current rhythm and significant progress give reasons to expect the document to be very beneficial for both countries.”
American officials say that promoting US commercial interests in Ukraine will help dissuade Russia from future aggression in case of high fire. Kyiv is pressing for military and concrete security guarantees as part of any agreement to stop the three -year war.
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