Trump team pledges to implement minerals deal with Ukraine as quickly as possible
Photo: US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko (facebook.com/yulia.svyrydenko)
The US wants to begin implementing the minerals deal with Ukraine as quickly as possible. Washington's goal is to return money to American taxpayers, said US Presidential Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller.
Miller said the key point in the deal with Ukraine is the commitment to move forward at full speed, adding that updates on how soon implementation could begin would be shared soon.
He added that the deal is expected to be put into action as soon as possible. According to Miller, the main objective is to return money to the United States.
"It’s meant to pay back the United States, is the key point, for the hundreds of billions of dollars that our taxpayers have spent subsidizing the war in Ukraine," Miller said.
Ukraine and the US sign a minerals deal
Ukraine and the United States have signed a minerals deal. The deal, which had been under discussion for several months, was signed by Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister, Yuliia Svyrydenko, and the US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent.
This initiative involves the creation of an investment fund that will receive funds from the sale of Ukraine's natural resources.
Importantly, the agreement does not address any debts Ukraine may owe to the US for previous assistance provided by Washington.
For more details, read the material by RBC-Ukraine.
