Europe Now (PES) MEP Miodrag Laković said that pressuring a country burning in the whirlwind of open war to sign the surrender of its mineral resources will go down in history as a shameful example of international relations.
The Ukrainian government today gave its consent to the ministers of economy and foreign affairs for one of them to sign a framework agreement with Washington on the exploitation of Ukrainian mineral resources.
The government stated on its website that it was authorizing Yulia Sviridenko or Andriy Sibiga to sign a "bilateral agreement establishing the rules and conditions for the planned reconstruction investment fund."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to finalize the agreement in Washington tomorrow, agreed at the insistent request of his American counterpart Donald Trump, who wants to receive compensation for the military and economic aid the US provides to Kiev.
Zelensky rejected the initial version of the text, which he considered too unfavorable for his country. This caused discontent from Trump, who later called him a "dictator."
The Ukrainian president on Wednesday described a compromise reached with the US on the exploitation of mineral resources as a "start" and a "framework agreement" with a view to a more detailed future agreement, but stressed that the success of concluding the agreement would depend on talks with Trump.
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