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It does not include a military guarantee, but what it does include is an implicit guarantee that if the United States of America is heavily invested in the economic future—I call it an economic security guarantee—the more assets that U.S. companies have on the ground, the bigger interest that the U.S. has in the future of Ukrainian economy doing well, the more security it creates for the Ukrainian people, and the higher the return for the U.S. taxpayer,
Bessent said
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One way or another, of course, Ukraine will participate in the negotiations, ... There will be a bilateral Russian-American track of this dialogue, and a track that will be related to Ukraine's involvement."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier this month told Russian state-controlled TV, per Reuters ... adding,We have to talk about it as investments; and it needs to be formulated correctly, and we can think about how to divide profits. But all of this would be tied to security guarantees."
He also said of the rare mineral deposits
The Russian Federation does not want to end the war and continues to escalate global tensions. That is why U.S. military support is crucial for Ukraine. Only in this way can we achieve a just and lasting peace."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this month wrote on XThe idea here of my trip to Ukraine and then the meeting in Munich—we want to intertwine the U.S. and Ukrainian economies for the benefit of both,
Bessent explained on SundayPresident Trump's proposed economic partnership with Ukraine is a win-win. It is both a critical step towards peace and security for the Ukrainian people, and will be a major asset for the American taxpayers."
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday
We are open to contacts with the American side, in particular, on irritants in bilateral relations,
Mr Ryabkov was quoted as saying by state news agency TASS
We could probably field around 200 soldiers in nine to 12 months,
Suessli told newspaper SonntagsBlick, stressingWe coordinated our military cooperation, joint steps, and engagements for the coming week, which will be very active,
Mr Zelensky saidI wasn’t offended, but a dictator would be,
Mr Zelensky said with a smileThe deal will be signed,
Bessent said in an interview on Fox News on Sunday
The war didn't need to happen. It was provoked. It doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the Russians. There were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining NATO. That didn't need to happen. It basically became a threat to the Russians,
Witkoff told CNN on Sunday
I want them to give us something for all the money we put up,
Mr Trump told the CPAC conference
We have coordinated our positions and our diplomacy. We appreciate that the UK is committed to maintaining leadership in protecting life and just normalcy.”
Mr Zelensky said in his evening address
This is also the time to turn the screws on (Vladimir) Putin's Russia,
David Lammy said in a statementTomorrow, I plan to announce the largest package of sanctions against Russia since the early days of the war - eroding their military machine and reducing revenues fuelling the fires of destruction in Ukraine,
he addedThere are no American obligations in the agreement regarding guarantees or investments, everything about them is very vague, and they want to extract $500 billion from us,
the Ukrainian source told AFP
In the form in which the draft is now, the president is not ready to accept, we are still trying to make changes and add constructiveness,
the source close to the matter saidWhat kind of partnership is this? And why do we have to give $500 billion, there is no answer,
the source said,We're going to get our money back because it's just not fair. And we will see, but I think we're pretty close to a deal, and we better be close because that has been a horrible situation."
He added