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Zelensky ‘not ready’ to sign minerals deal with US: Source

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "not ready" to sign a minerals deal with the United States due to problematic issues, according to a source who spoke to AFP.
Zelenskyy declined a proposal that required Ukraine to share up to 50% of essential minerals like lithium and uranium, as stated by a Ukrainian source.
Negotiations progressed during a recent visit by retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy, but details remain unsettled, as reported by a person familiar with the negotiations.
Zelenskyy criticized Trump's remarks, stating, 'What matters most is getting the details right to ensure it truly works.

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Digi 24

Zelensky rejects proposed US deal on Ukraine's natural resources. "I will not sign something that will burden ten generations"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected the Trump administration's proposal to create a $500 billion fund financed by Ukraine's natural resources, including critical minerals and rare earths. The leader in Kiev stressed...

2 hours ago·Romania

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Le Monde

Live, war in Ukraine: Kiev and Washington close to an agreement on minerals, according to Volodymyr Zelensky

"I will not sign something that will be paid for by ten generations of Ukrainians," the Ukrainian president nuanced on Sunday at a press conference in Kiev.

3 hours ago·Paris, France

Zelenskiy Says US Minerals Deal Must Include Military Guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the US dropped its demand for Kyiv to commit to paying $500 billion as part of talks to give Washington a cut of the country’s mineral wealth.

5 hours ago·United States

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The Kyiv Independent

Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians'

President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back at the U.S.’ demand for a $500 billion fund to be financed with Ukrainian natural resource revenue, saying that the U.S.’s aid grants are not debts, during the Ukraine: Year 2025 forum in Kyiv on Feb. 23.Negotiations on a deal to entrench U.S. interests in Ukraine's reserves are ongoing, with the latest draft presented by the White House demanding $500 billion of Ukraine’s natural resources, including cri…

5 hours ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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Mediazona

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is not going to sign a $500 billion agreement with the US

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference that he was not going to recognize the agreement on rare earths...

6 hours ago

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Euronews

Ukraine to start work on finalising minerals deal with US on Monday

Washington's demands for around $500 billion (€477 billion) in mineral wealth from Ukraine was initially rejected by Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the grounds that the US hadn't offered any security guarantees.

9 hours ago·France

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