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Posted on 04/30/2025 7:00:52 AM PDT by DFG
Ukraine wants to sign a landmark minerals agreement with the US in Washington on Wednesday following months-long negotiations, Ukrainian officials said — but it wasn’t clear if the Trump administration was ready to ink the deal.
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is currently in DC to coordinate final details tied to the mineral resources agreement, according to two senior Ukrainian officials.
The Ukrainian Cabinet is expected to approve the agreement’s wording — which includes the main deal and at least two technical accords — ahead of the sit-down.
There was no immediate word from the White House on whether the deal would be made official on Wednesday. The Post has reached out for comment.
One of the Ukrainian officials expressed hope, though, that there would be no changes from the US side.
The development would mark a major step in the drawn-out agreement process after a signing ceremony for an earlier version of the deal was axed when President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got into a heated Oval Office spat.
Negotiations, which have been contentious at times, have continued steadily since then.
Trump has previously said he wants Ukraine’s rare earth elements as a condition of further support in its more than three-year war with Russia.
As part of the new agreement, Ukraine has reportedly introduced provisions in a bid to address concerns the initial draft favored US interests.
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I believe it when the ink is dry...
Yep, not holding my breathe!
Ukraine ready to sign landmark minerals deal with the US on Wednesday....Again...
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What are the odds that Zelensky has a hissy fit because he doesn’t have any cards to play?
This guy makes Yasser Arafat look like a political genius.
I’ll believe it when Ukraine lives up to its bargain. They signed the Minsk accords, too.
“What, again?”
“Nothing up my sleeve ... presto!”
The Ukraine Government that signed the Minsk accords no longer exists courtesy of Obama and his CIA.
That is like expecting The present Syrian government to honor any treaties with Assad.
or Russia with any USSR Treaty.
Germany with anything signed by Hitler.
As long as Zelensky is not invited to DC.
Zelenskyy has been “ready to sign” that deal at least 4 times previously and backed out every time. I’ll believe it when I see it.
“ I’ll believe it when Ukraine lives up to its bargain. They signed the Minsk accords, too.”
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Yep. Years from now our descendants will refer to people who take back what they gave to us as “UKRAINIAN GIVERS”. ;-)
I read the the Z-man already sold the heavy earth rights to a UK company....in any case the Russians are sitting on the real estate where the heavy earth lies...(no pun intended)
Winning!
LUCY Z. will strike again!!
How many times has this been announced now? Color me skeptical. If it comes to pass great, if it doesn’t time for Trump to walk away and let Zelenskyy fall on his own petard..
What’s the upshot? That the USA has to stay involved with this regime for the next 25 years?
The entire conflict started because Russia broke the Budapest accords that it had signed back in 1994. Those accords guaranteed not only the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but that Russia would not interfere in the internal politics or economy of Ukraine.
Sure they are. Expect the little, green goblin to have a public hissy fit to derail the deal. This war will. Of end until Russia takes all of the Ukraine or Zelensky is no longer in the land of the living.
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