AThe ongoing discussions and uncertainty signed a transaction on Wednesday, April 30, US and Ukraine, allowing the US to prefer access to new Ukrainian mineral transactions in return for the Kiev investment fund.
Ukraine has published since then contractSketch the peculiarity of the transaction. The document describes that the contract is “the flagship mechanism is a transparent, responsible and future -oriented investment in the critical sectors of the Ukrainian economy”.
The report also refers to “Russia's full -scale invasion of Ukraine”.
Per a follow -up A partnership between the United States and Ukraine, published by the White House, “creates a fund that receives 50% of the license fees, license fees and other similar payments from Ukrainian natural resources projects”. Then “invests in new projects in Ukraine, which produces long -term income for both American and Ukrainian peoples.
Initially, a contract was recommended a few months ago, but on February 28, the talks between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were soon taken down soon.
On Thursday, May 1, the press conference of the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tagged the contract As historical, “This partnership represents the US, which takes economic stake in ensuring the future for Ukraine in ensuring the future of the future.”
The deal was signed on Wednesday by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukraine's first Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. Bessent took off after signing to social media and said: “I am pleased to announce the signing of today's historical economic partnership agreement.”
Bessent added that a transaction called “Investment Fund for the United States-Ukrainian reconstruction” would help accelerate the recovery of Ukraine's economy and that “economic security is national security”.
Svyrydenko also described the preview of certain aspects of the transaction, saying to X: “Complete ownership and control will remain with Ukraine. Everything in our territory and territorial waters belongs to Ukraine … The state of Ukraine determines where and what to mine.”
During the call of Wednesday news, President Donald Trump talked about his seemingly pivotal meeting with Zelensky at the Pope Francis' funeral last week, after which he publicly summoned Russian President Vladimir Putin. President talked about the news: “I told him [Zelensky] It is a very good thing if we can make an agreement and you sign it because Russia is much stronger. ”
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Trump has previously claimed that the US has spent $ 350 billion on Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's invasion in 2022, but the Kiel Institute claims that the US spent closer $ 120 billion Help to Ukraine between January 2022 and December 2024.
The main political characters have said after the very welcome and much discussed transaction signing:
Volodymyr Zelensky
Through statement The President of Ukraine said in Telegram: Kiwi independent: “This is now a truly equal agreement that opens the door to a significant investment in Ukraine and allows for significant modernization of production in the country, but also in the upgrading of our legal practices.”
Earlier on Thursday morning, after reports of Russian drone kicks in Odes at night in Ukraine, Zelensky called for greater pressure on Russia to end the war.
In a statement shared through social media he saidTo.
Andrii Sybiha
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha said that the transaction “Notes the important milestone of Ukraine's strategic partnership, which aims to strengthen the Ukrainian economy and security,” X.
In the same post, Sybiha said that he spoke to the EU Higher Representative Kaja Kallas, notifying him about the transaction. He added that he was “grateful to the EU for its solidarity and unwavering support”.
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Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greeted the signing of the transactionThanking President for leading Trump. Rubio also said that the transaction is “a milestone in our joint prosperity and an important step in the end of this war”.
Gregory's honey
A statementGregory Mee, a Congress of Democrats, named Donald Trump's blackmail of the Ukrainian deal “, adding that he hopes that” the administration can now turn to a real roadblock for peace “.
Meeks reiterated his support to the President of Ukraine, saying: “President Zelensky has once and again shown that he is willing to negotiate for sustainable peace;
David Lammy
David Lammy, the foreign secretary of the UK said in his statement that the United Kingdom greets the steps from the US and Ukraine to sign an economic partnership.
Lammy also focused on the relations of its country and Ukraine, saying: “Britain's support for Ukraine remains steady. With the 100-year partnership, we will deepen the economic and security links for future generations of both countries.”
Dmitri Medvedev
In Telegram's post, Dmitri Medvedev's Russian Security Council deputy chairman and former Russian president, said the deal was a defeat for kiwi, saying: “Trump has finally crushed the Kiev regime to pay minerals for America's help … Now they have to pay for military wealth in the event of a state -of -the -art country.”
