Trump pushed again on Kiev. Wants to dominate mineral resources

Kiev, BRATISLAVA. Not only part of the income from the mines for rare metals, but also a large control of gas, oil, as well as power plants or railways.

So According to the Financial Times looks The latest American proposal for Ukrainethat is to ensure the continuation of US support.

Already last week, after a phone call US President Donald Trump with the Russian President Vladimir Putinhe proposed Trump to Ukraine that Ukrainian power plants could pass under US ownership. According to him, it should be sufficient protection.

The new proposal, which, according to the Financial Times, has delivered the White House to Kiev on Sunday, is further expanding US control of Ukrainian minerals. On the contrary, it does not provide Ukraine with any security guarantees, which was the request of the Ukrainian government since the beginning.

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Ukraine is under pressure even at a time when both sides are accused of violating a ceasefire focused on energy infrastructure.

Trump wants back money

It was at the end of February that a major rupture between the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenský and Donald Trump had occurred at the end of February.

After a verbal exchange where Trump and Vice President JD VANCE They instructed the Greeny to be more grateful, the Ukrainian president left the White House angry.

Since then, both sides have abandoned the sharper rhetoric and have not ruled out that they would sign an agreement on rare minerals.

Its essence was the creation of a common fund, to which Ukraine would contribute 50 percent from the revenues of future extraction of state resources, including oil, gas and logistics infrastructure.

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Money from the fund would serve for investments in infrastructure and restoration of Ukraine, while the United States would also gain investment opportunities and share of mining.

Trump says that in this way he wants to recover the money they provided in the form of humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine to the US. Trump said several times that Ukraine received more than 350 billion from Washington.

However, there is no evidence for this claim, The Kielsky Institute for the World Economy statesthat between January 2022 and December 2024, the United States reserved EUR 114 billion to help Ukraine.

Ukraine, however, rejected the previous versions of the agreement because they lacked security guarantees.

Robbing of Ukraine

A new proposal of the agreement he informed on Tuesday and Želenskyjaccording to the Financial Times, is even more aggressive. It should apply to all mineral wealth, including gas and oil, but also key energy facilities across the country.

The agreement also applies to infrastructure associated with the extraction of natural resources such as roads, railways, pipes, ports and processing plants.

The joint investment fund should be supervised by the Supervisory Board in which the United States would appoint three out of five members. The Fund would subsequently redistribute income from minerals or gas and oil among both countries.

The funds raised would be converted to foreign menu and wandered abroad. In addition, Americans would receive licensing fees and have the right to infrastructure projects, they could also veto the sales to third parties.

High -ranking Ukrainian officials addressed by the British daily newspaper claim that such a proposal could disrupt Ukrainian sovereignty, deepen their dependence on the US and to deviate profits abroad. One of them called it a « theft », the other by an unfair agreement.

The chance that Kiev will approach such conditions is small, and the agreement does not mention the security guarantees.

Greeding on Thursday at a summit in Paris According to Guardian He said that the United States is constantly changing access to the agreement. The US had previously promoted a framework agreement, on the basis of which a detailed plan would be drawn up. However, they are now demanding a final agreement directly. This is one of the reasons why lawyers look at the new proposal.

« However, I would not like to leave the United States with the feeling that Ukraine is generally against it; we have constantly showed our will and broadcast positive signals, » he added.