It has changed significantly during the negotiations and continues:
Now it's a really equal agreement that enables quite significant investments in Ukraine.
The goal of the agreement between Ukraine and the USA is to jointly extract Ukraine's critical minerals. The President of the USA, Donald Trump, sees it as a way for the USA to get paid for the weapons and equipment the country has provided to Ukraine.
But it's a picture that isn't shared by Zelenskyj:
There is no debt in the agreement and a fund, a recovery fund, will be established that will invest in Ukraine and earn money here.
According to the White House, the agreement covers 57 types of natural resources, including oil and gas. The USA will then get the first option to buy the resources, alternatively appoint the buyer, according to AFP.
In the press release from the US Department of the Treasury, the tone towards Russia is harsher than it usually has been during the Trump administration. For example, it talks about "Russia's full-scale invasion", and that the agreement "is a clear signal to Russia that the Trump administration is firmly determined to work for a peace process that ensures a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine in the long run".
