Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed that it had reached a” preliminary” deal to hand mineral resources to the United States.
The confirmation came before the anticipated visit by Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky on Friday.
The deal is crucial for Ukraine and is central to their attempts to ensure robust support from United States.
However, US-Russian talks are set to continue on Thursday that have so far excluded Kyiv, as President Trump seeks a quick end to Russia Ukraine conflict.
“The main thing for me is we are not debtors. There is no $500 billion debt in the agreement, nor $350, nor $100 billion because that would be unfair,” Zelenskiy told media about the agreement.
Trump has forwarded this deal as repayment for billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine during the war.
Zelensky asked for the security guarantees in return for mineral deal, however it is not yet confirmed that demands have been successful or not.
“This agreement is part of our larger agreements with the United States. This agreement could be part of future security guarantees… an agreement is an agreement, but we need to understand the broader vision,” Zelenskiy added.
He further said that this deal could be a big success, or it could pass quietly. And the success depends on our conversation with President Trump.”
Earlier Trump told reporters on Tuesday that Zelensky wanted to come to Washington on Friday to sign a “very big deal”.
