The major details of the rare mineral agreement between the United States and Ukraine continue to a large extent. Here is still known about the deal that can be signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump on Friday in Washington.
Preliminary compensation demand fell
Initly, Trump demanded compensation in the range of $ 500 billion (€ 476.5 billion) for assistance provided by the US under the bidding administration since the invasion of Russia in February 2022.
According to a German Economic Research Body, the Cail Institute, which would be around the time when the US sent Ukraine – an estimated of about $ 120 billion (€ 114.3 billion).
However, Ukrainian officials anonymously told the AFO news agency that the demand Beck was dropped from the most recent draft document.
Security guarantees a Ukrainian requirement
Zelancesi had previously increased the idea of exchange of access to Ukrainian natural resources for security committees in October 2024.
Ukraine is stable that the AU deal should include long -term and strong security guarantees that will determine Russia by attacking again.
The text of the agreed on minerals may yet include reference to Ukrainian safety – possibly without concrete guarantee. According to the Reuters News Agency, the discussion on this point is allegedly running.
American investment required to detect underdeveloped deposits
According to France’s Bureau of Geological and Mining Research, Ukraine has 20% of the estimated resources of 20% of graphite.
The country says that it is “one of the largest lithium deposits in Europe”.
Kiev has said that “rare earth metals are known to be present in six deposits” and to develop a deposit in Novoltvskay will require an investment of $ 300 million, which claims that it is the world’s most One of the big deposits was.
However, not all Ukraine’s natural resources are easy exploitative and there are some lies in Russia’s occupied field.
