Ukraine and the United States may conclude a simplified mineral deal, which can later be supplemented with new clauses.
This is reported by Reuters, citing sources.
The first version of the deal, under which Washington would receive 50% of Ukraine's critically important minerals, failed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to sign it.
According to Reuters sources, Trump still wants to conclude a deal with Ukraine before potentially allowing increased military support for Kyiv or continuing his attempt to mediate in formal peace talks. Keith Kellogg, who is currently in Kyiv, is expected to announce the details of the deal.
In addition, media sources report that Kyiv is also not against concluding a mineral deal, but it should not be as "predatory" as previously proposed.
This revised approach is just one of several being discussed by the White House on how to strike a deal with Kyiv in the coming weeks.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on February 14, The Washington Post insider Josh Rogin wrote that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had instructed not to sign the agreement proposed by the United States. According to Rogin, the document proposed transferring the rights to half of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals to the United States.
As The Associated Press later reported, the White House called Zelenskyy’s decision not to sign the resource deal with the United States “shortsighted.”
And last Tuesday, February 18, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said that Ukraine had not rejected the rare earth minerals agreement.
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