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We have heard multiple times from the US administration that it's part of a bigger picture,
said Stefanishyna, who has led the negotiations Maybe until we have a deal with Russia... We need to have a deal, otherwise it's going to continue."
Asked whether supplies of US equipment and ammunition to Ukraine would continue, he said I can't sell our state."
Zelensky argued nowhere near We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome,
the official said, without providing any further details There is a general clause that says America will invest in a stable and prosperous sovereign Ukraine, that it works for a lasting peace, and that America supports efforts to guarantee security. Now, the government is working on the details,
I am not signing something that 10 generations of Ukrainians will have to repay,
Mr Zelensky had said, indicating We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths,
In fact, [Mr Zelensky] may come in this week or next week to sign the agreement, which would be nice,
They removed all the clauses that did not suit us,
Now government officials are working on the details,
the source said ... adding that I want them to give us something for all of the money that we put up. We're asking for rare earth and oil - anything we can get."
Twenty-one of the 30 critical materials Europe needs can be provided by Ukraine in a win-win partnership,
Sejourne said after the meeting, ... according to the report The question of mineral wealth is tied up in conflicts over US military and financial aid to Ukraine, and over how to end the war. Zelenskyy has said Ukraine must have Western arms and backing in any peace deal, to prevent a future Russian assault, while Mr Trump has insisted the war must end quickly, without offering such security guarantees,
a report in The New York Times said In December, China imposed a ban on exporting certain rare earth minerals to the US, after already placing restrictions on mineral exports the year before,
the BBC reported in an article about the proposed Ukraine-US deal This includes some 19 million tonnes of proven reserves of graphite, which the Ukrainian Geological Survey state agency says makes the nation ‘one of the top five leading countries’ for the supply of the mineral,
The negotiations have been very constructive, with nearly all key details finalised. We are committed to completing this swiftly to proceed with its signature. We hope both US and UA leaders might sign and endorse it in Washington the soonest to showcase our commitment for decades to come,
The added value that Europe offers is that we will never ask for an agreement that is not mutually beneficial,
He would like to sign it together with me, and I understand that — it's a big deal, a very big deal,
It could be a trillion-dollar deal. It could be whatever."
Trump said of the emerging agreement The best thing for the region would be peace, and … we don't want to have appeasement, we certainly don't want that, and I'm not suggesting that's what the president is trying to do … [but] we need a solution that makes sense for Ukraine and it's probably going to have to also be a solution that makes sense for Russia,
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