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As for the new territories – the same applies: we are ready to attract foreign partners, and our so-called new historical territories, which have returned to the Russian Federation, also have certain reserves there,
Russia is one of the undisputed leaders in terms of reserves of these rare and rare-earth metals,
Putin told state media correspondent Pavel Zarubin They are very close to a final deal,
said the president, who was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office on Monday There is much to think about here, as well as joint work on rare and rare-earth metals, and in other areas, including, for example, energy,
In fact, he may come in this week or next week to sign the agreement, which would be nice, I'd love to meet him. Would meet at the Oval Office,
We certainly have a bigger amount. I want to emphasise this: there are more resources of this kind [in Russian] than Ukraine."
Ukrainian and U.S. teams are in the final stages of negotiations regarding the minerals agreement. The negotiations have been very constructive, with nearly all key details finalized. 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."
Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, said on X Today, Ukrainian and U.S. teams are working on a draft agreement between our governments. This agreement can add value to our relations—what matters most is getting the details right to ensure it truly works. I look forward to a just result."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address to the nation on February 21 We would be ready to offer [cooperation] to our American partners—when I say 'partners,' I mean not only administrative and government structures, but also companies—if they showed interest in working together,
We have them in the North—in Murmansk, in the Caucasus—in Kabardino-Balkaria, in the Far East, in the Irkutsk region, and in Yakutia, in Tuva,
I really believe that he wants to make a deal,
I’ve spoken to President Putin, and my people are dealing with him constantly, and his people in particular, and they want to do something,
Trump said during the conference at the White House I mean, that’s what I do. I do deals. My whole life is deals. That’s all I know, is deals. And I know when somebody wants to make it and when somebody doesn’t,