Ukrainian government releases text of US minerals deal

Yulia Svyrydenkofirst Deputy Prime Minister

We have formed a version of the agreement that provides mutually beneficial conditions for both countries. This is an agreement in which the United States notes its commitment to promoting long-term peace in Ukraine and recognizes the contribution that Ukraine has made to global security by giving up its nuclear arsenal,

Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in a post on Facebook

So I went to them and said, 'Look, we got to get rare earth.' They have great rare earth, meaning certain minerals, materials,

said Trump

I was telling him that it's a very good thing if we can produce a deal that you sign it, ... because Russia is much bigger and much stronger. Russia is just chugging forward."

he said

Sergei Markovpro-kremlin commentator

The U.S. is beginning to see itself as a sort of co-owner of Ukraine. Therefore, it will take a position that it considers pro-Ukrainian,

Markov forecast

Dmitry Medvedevrussian security official

Trump has broken the Kyiv regime to the point where they will have to pay for U.S. aid with mineral resources,

Medvedev, a former Russian president who is now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, wrote on Telegram

Now they (Ukrainians) will have to pay for military supplies with the national wealth of a disappearing country,

he said

This agreement signals clearly to Russia that the Trump Administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term”.

Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary who first presented Kyiv with a deal that was nothing short of a mafia protection racket shakedown said this

It is an agreement that reaffirms the United States of America’s commitment to Ukraine’s security, recovery, and reconstruction,

Svryrydenko said

The United States will contribute to the Fund. In addition to direct financial contributions, it may also provide NEW assistance — for example, air defense systems for Ukraine”.

But critically Julia Svryrydenko, the first prime Minister of Ukraine who signed the deal, said on X