The Minister of Economic Development and Commerce of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko and the United States Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent (not seen) signs the scheme of a rare earth mineral agreement for an online call, in kyiv, Ucrine on April 17, 2025.
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Ukraine said Thursday that he had signed the base of a mineral agreement with the United States, although the details of the scheme agreement have not yet been announced.
Yulia Svyrydenko, Minister of Economic Development and Commerce of Ukraine, said that both parties had signed a “memorandum of intention” that was the basis of an agreement that will probably see Ukraine and the United States jointly develop the natural bailouts of the country.
“We are pleased to announce the firm, with our US partners, or a memorandum of intention, that allane the way for an economic association agreement and the establishment of the investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine.” Svydenko posted on the social media platform X.
Svydenko did not give more details about the scheme agreement published images of her and the United States Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent, allegedly signed the agreement.
The United States Secretary of the United States, Scott Besent (c) signs the base of a rare earth mineral agreement on April 17, 2025.
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On an early Thursday, the president of the United States, Donald Trump and Besent, had to tell the journalists that a more comprehensive agreement would be signed next week.
“Well, we have a mineral agreement, which I suppose will be signed on Thursday, next Thursday [24 April]? Soon. And I guess they are [Ukraine] You will meet the deal, so we’ll see. But we have an agreement about it, “Trump said at a press conference at the White House on Thursday.
Besent added that “we are still working on the details. We are shooting for around April 26”.
When more details were asked, the Treasury Secretary said the agreement was “substantially what we agreed above. But the president was here. We had a memorandum of understanding. We are more important for the big problem, I think it is a page of 80 pages, and that.”
CNBC has asked the White House to obtain more details about the time and detail of the agreement and is waiting for an answer.
Trump has covered a mineral agreement with Ukraine since its inauguration in January, saying an agreement Develop and monetize Ukraine deposits together Or the strange lands, critical minerals, oil, gas and other natural resources would actually act as compensation for US help to Ukraine through war with Russia.
The Ukrainian president, Volodyymyr Zenskyy, also pointed out on Thursday that the scheme of an agreement had reached Bone reporters, “this is a memorandum of intention. And we have positive and constructive intentions,” Reuters said.
He added that the sacrifice to sign the memorandum before the integral agreement, which would require the Ukrainian Parliament to ratify it, had come from the side of the United States, the NUT news agency.
