The US wants to participate in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, not limited to the development of Ukrainian deposits of valuable resources.
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said this in an interview with Fox Business.
"Currently, we are allies of the Ukrainians in matters of values. We support them in matters of security and seek closer cooperation in the economic sphere. I believe that this will be mutually beneficial. When Americans have a share in the restoration of the Ukrainian economy after the end of this conflict, the US will also benefit," he said.
According to Bessent, the US will become a "catalyst for Ukraine's economic growth," which should be facilitated by American capital and innovation. He emphasized that Poland, neighboring Ukraine, has been one of the world leaders in terms of economic growth rates for 30 years.
"So why can't Ukraine repeat this success? And why shouldn't Americans benefit from it - through rare resources, energy and state-owned enterprises? We can (help Ukrainians, - ed.) implement best practices for privatization and modernization," the US Secretary of the Treasury said.
He stressed that Ukraine has significant deposits of strategic minerals, but most of them are still processed in China. So this issue, he said, "needs to be resolved."
"We will work on safe ways of processing - either in the US or in Europe," Bessent said.
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