Trump Complaints to Zelenski: It’s late to sign the mineral agreement
THE President Trump He said on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski was slow to sign the US mineral agreement, almost two months after the expected postponement of the agreement, according to The Hill.
« Ukraine, led by Volodimir Zelenski, has not signed the final documents on the very important agreement with the United States on rare land. Has been delayed at least three weeks. Hopefully it will be signed immediately, « Trump wrote on Truth Social.
« Work on the total peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine are moving smoothly. SUCCESS seems to be in the future! » Trump wrote.
Trump shared the post while traveling to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, in which Zelenski intends to attend.
The latest statements by the US did because they would be signed on Thursday
The president said last week that he was expecting to sign the deal with Ukraine in the coming days, telling reporters that this would be « soon ». Although They were awaiting for Thursday. Something that allegedly prompted the US president to post.
Then, Finance Minister Scott Bessed clarified that White House officials are still « processing the details » of where and when the signature will be made, but that they « target » around April 26, on Saturday.
Zelenski reportedly said last week that Kiev and Washington could soon sign a memorandum of intentions on the deal.
They would be signed in February but there was a strong argument between Trump, Vance and Zelenski
When Zelenski visited the US at the end of February, he was expected to sign the agreement that would give the US to access Kiev’s critical refueling in exchange for some protection in the midst of his war with Russia, but Trump canceled the two conflicts after the conflict.
Last month, Trump signed an executive decree aimed at boosting the production of critical minerals in the US, while confirming that the deal with Ukraine is still on the right track.
In an interview with Time Magazine, published earlier on Friday, Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia as he was eyeing NATO accession and said he believed that Crimea would remain under the control of Moscow.
The US president said on Thursday that Russia has already made a concession to Peace if it agrees not to understand Ukraine. He also said that Zelenski was harder to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
