Ukraine ‘AGREES minerals deal with US’ after Trump’s furious Zelensky clash
UKRAINE has agreed to a minerals deal with the US, Ukrainian security officials have said. Kyiv hopes the move will improve relations with the Trump administration and bolster long-term security ties as Zelensky was voted to remain the country's President "indefinitely" under martial law. The agreement, which centres on the joint development of Ukraine’s vast mineral resources — including oil and gas — comes after Washington dropped its demand for a $500 billion share of potential revenues. While the deal does not include explicit US security guarantees, Ukrainian officials see it as a step toward deepening economic and strategic cooperation, the Financial Times reports. “The minerals agreement is only part of the picture. We have heard multiple times from the US administration that it’s part of a bigger picture,” Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna told the FT on Tuesday. The original terms, which President Donald Trump framed as a way for Ukraine to repay the US for military and financial aid since Russia’s 2022 invasion, were met with fierce backlash from Kyiv and European allies. Read more: https://ift.tt/ZWRKDiU Subscribe to The Sun: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzXayRP7-P0ANpq-nD-h5g?sub_confirmation=1 Get The Sun's latest news, exclusives, sport, celebrities, showbiz, politics, business and lifestyle. Read The Sun: https://ift.tt/R8Cki6D Like The Sun on Facebook: https://ift.tt/sRtkY50 Follow The Sun on X: https://twitter.com/TheSun Follow The Sun on TikTok: https://ift.tt/wYxtNE8 Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://ift.tt/dE7LPRb #News #trump #ukraine
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UKRAINE has agreed to a minerals deal with the US, Ukrainian security officials have said. Kyiv hopes the move will improve relations with the Trump administration and bolster long-term security ties as Zelensky was voted to remain the country's President "indefinitely" under martial law. The agreement, which centres on the joint development of Ukraine’s vast mineral resources — including oil and gas — comes after Washington dropped its demand for a $500 billion share of potential revenues. While the deal does not include explicit US security guarantees, Ukrainian officials see it as a step toward deepening economic and strategic cooperation, the Financial Times reports. “The minerals agreement is only part of the picture. We have heard multiple times from the US administration that it’s part of a bigger picture,” Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna told the FT on Tuesday. The original terms, which President Donald Trump framed as a way for Ukraine to repay the US for military and financial aid since Russia’s 2022 invasion, were met with fierce backlash from Kyiv and European allies. Read more: https://ift.tt/ZWRKDiU Subscribe to The Sun: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzXayRP7-P0ANpq-nD-h5g?sub_confirmation=1 Get The Sun's latest news, exclusives, sport, celebrities, showbiz, politics, business and lifestyle. Read The Sun: https://ift.tt/R8Cki6D Like The Sun on Facebook: https://ift.tt/sRtkY50 Follow The Sun on X: https://twitter.com/TheSun Follow The Sun on TikTok: https://ift.tt/wYxtNE8 Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://ift.tt/dE7LPRb #News #trump #ukraine
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