Raw material agreements with Ukraine should come about – the press.com

According to the White House, the USA and Ukraine continued to negotiate the conclusion of a raw material agreement at the weekend. « The Ukraine deal will come about, the negotiators worked hard at the weekend, » replied the national security advisor Mike Waltz On the question of whether the deal will come about.

However, he did not want to reveal any more details. He indicated that such an agreement with US President Donald Trump and Finance Minister pointed out somewhat Scott Bessent At the top of the agenda.

USA wants to access Ukraine for miners

With the Agreement, the United States wants to gain access to Ukraine mineral resources, especially the rare earths that are significant for high technology. At the end of February, the signing of a vague framework agreement for joint raw material reduction failed because Trump and his vice Jd vance In the White House with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj got into arguments. Finally, however, both countries were able to agree on taking a new attempt.

In mid -April, they finally signed a declaration of intent to conclude the raw material agreement. The signing of the agreement was actually planned for yesterday. It remained unclear why the agreement has not yet been officially sealed and what the current status is. (APA/dpa)