The U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has presented Ukraine with an “improved” draft of a minerals agreement after President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the initial proposal, Axios reported on Feb. 20, citing sources familiar with the matter.
“This is a negotiation. And in a negotiation, you negotiate. Ukraine wants to negotiate minerals, so we’re talking about it,” a White House official was quoted as saying.
Following his meeting with Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Zelensky signaled Kyiv’s openness to a “strong, beneficial agreement” with the U.S. on investments and security.
“We have proposed the quickest and most constructive way to achieve results,” he said.
According to Axios, several of Zelensky’s aides encouraged him to sign the updated deal to avoid further tensions with Trump and allow the president to justify continued American support for Ukraine.
The revised draft has reportedly been “significantly improved” to align with Ukrainian law.
Trump previously suggested that new aid shipments could depend on trade deals the U.S. negotiates with Ukraine. On Feb. 3, Trump said he wanted to provide Kyiv with weapons and aid in exchange for “rare earths and other things.”
The original U.S. proposal reportedly sought a 50% interest in Ukraine’s natural resources, including critical minerals, oil, and gas, as well as stakes in ports and other key infrastructure through a joint investment fund.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered the initial draft to Zelensky during his visit to Kyiv last week. Ukraine’s leader said Kyiv is not ready to sign the document as it did not include any security guarantees.
The proposal comes amid growing tensions between Kyiv and Washington, as Trump has made multiple false claims about Ukraine in recent days, including calling Zelensky a “dictator” and accusing him of refusing to hold elections.
Trump’s remarks ignore the fact that Ukraine’s constitution prohibits elections during martial law, which has been in effect since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
A Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent that Washington had initially sought to condition Ukraine’s signing of the memorandum on Zelensky’s meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14.
Vance also criticized Zelensky on Feb. 19, calling his public remarks about Trump “counterproductive” after the Ukrainian president dismissed Trump’s claim that his support in Ukraine had fallen to 4%, labeling it Russian disinformation.
A Feb. 19 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) showed that 57% of Ukrainians trust Zelensky, marking a five-point increase since December.
“This is a negotiation. And in a negotiation, you negotiate. Ukraine wants to negotiate minerals, so we’re talking about it,” a White House official was quoted as saying.
Is this the WH saying we got fucked by Zelensky? Trump should have known not to mess with Zelensky, after all he did call him the greatest salesman on Earth.
I wonder why Trump hates Zelensky. If he sees him as a dictator, wouldn’t Trump want to suck his dick, like he does with putler, porky, and other dick-tators?
I think Trump still holds a grudge and blames Zelensky for his impeachment.
That orange gangster is evil enough to make an entire country suffer severely just for some revenge. And millions of redneck Americans would love to lick the saliva from this POS’s foul trap.
Yeah, that’s the truth, but the orange manbaby can switch in an instant. I would love to see the intelligence reports he’s allowed to see. If he ever reads them.
He doesn’t have the mental capacity to comprehend the reports. They’re not written in third-grade level English.
It appears that one of the complaints Ukraine had was the removal of this. I hope a lot more of the BS has also been removed.
“One source specified that clauses subjecting the agreement to the jurisdiction of New York courts had been removed.”
putler is a russian dick-tator.
trumpkov is a russian dick-taster.
😁👍 I think there can be no doubt about that anymore.
What are the terms of this new deal?
I guess we’ll find out if Zelensky refuses them again.
THE RUBLE IS RUNNING SKY HIGH AFTER TRUMP AGREED WITH EVERY PUTINS DEMANDS.
Take no notice of the ruble. It’s controlled by the russian bank, not the market.
TRUMPS ART OF THE DEAL: ALWAYS AGREE WHAT YOUR OPPONENT OFFERS TO YOU AND SIGN THIS DEAL!
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