Zelensky rejects mineral deal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj announces that he has stopped an agreement that would have given the USA access to natural resources in Ukraine since the USA has not provided "security guarantees".

» Published: February 15 2025

Zelensky rejects mineral deal
Photo: Sven Hoppe/DPA via AP/TT

I did not allow ministers to sign the agreement because it is not clear. In my opinion, it does not protect us, says Zelenskyj on site in Munich.

He adds that he thinks the agreement should be "linked to security guarantees" and that "I do not see this link in the document yet. It should be clear, it is important".

The American President Donald Trump, who has long been critical of the US's large military support to Ukraine, has previously said he wants to gain access to Ukrainian minerals and gas in exchange for American security guarantees to Kyiv.

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