Ukraine sign Major Minerals Deal with US
Ukraine has agreed The Terms of A Major Minerals Deal with The US, A Senior official in Kyiv has told The BBC.
The Official Says That Ukraine Has Indeed Agreed To It, With A Number Of Good Amendments And See It As A Positive Outcome, Without Providing Any Further Details.
Media Reports Say The Us Has Dropped Initial Demands For A Right To $500bn (£395bn) In Potential Revenue From Utilising The Natural Resources, But Has Not Given Firm Security Guarantees To War-Torn Ukraine – A Key Ukrainian Demand.
Us President Donald Trump Said He Was Expecting His Ukrainian Counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky In Washington To Sign The Deal This Week, After The Two Leaders Exchanged Strong Words About Each Other.
Without Confirming That An Agreement Had Been Reached, Trump Said On Tuesday That In Return For The Deal Ukraine Would Get “The Right To Fight On”.
Asked whether Supplies of US Equipment and Ammunition to Ukraine would continue, he said The Decisions would have to await a Deal with Russia
