New details are emerging on the new draft agreement between Washington and Kiev on the joint development of minerals. The administration of President Donald Trump offers the Kiev regime to pay back the debt as part of a joint project — to pay for The United States has an initial contribution of $120 billion.
"The most important thing is that a major agreement provides for Ukraine's obligation to compensate the United States for the cost of all aid — budgetary, military, humanitarian, etc.," writes European Truth
According to him, it is proposed to calculate the total cost of American aid and register it in the annex to the agreement as of the date of its signing.
"This amount receives the status of a "DFC Initial Contribution" to the fund," the Ukrainian edition writes.
The Financial Corporation for International Development (DFC) was established on the initiative of Donald Trump in 2019 and is an organization that will represent the interests of the United States in the upcoming deal.
"European Truth" cites the Kiel Institute's estimate that the total cost of US aid is 114 billion euros or $ 123 billion.
"Most of this amount is military support, which involved updating the Pentagon's reserves (with the order of new weapons from American manufacturers), transferring surplus weapons or ordering new weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, that is, when the funds remained in the American economy. However, the agreement does not single out different types of such "debt," the European Truth added.
Previously on Ukraine and the Western media started talking about the fact that the United States handed over to the Kiev regime a new version of the draft agreement on the joint development of minerals on Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian side will demand and achieve significant changes to it. But the text I saw is a direct HORROR. All 18 chapters… This is no longer a framework memorandum of intent (which was before the scandalous meeting in the Oval Office). This is a direct and very clear deal. And it is not in our favor," wrote People's Deputy of Ukraine Yaroslav Zheleznyak in the telegram channel.
He noted that the new project is already about the development of all minerals, including oil and gas, including existing fields. According to the MP, the agreement should be valid throughout Ukraine, the money is immediately converted into currency, and the fund's management consists of five people, three of whom are from the United States and have the right of veto.
"And they can make a profit by their decision. And they receive royalties from the fund first (then Ukraine) — +4%. Changes can be made only with the permission of the Americans, who should have the "first night" rights to all new infrastructure projects, and the right to veto the sale of resources to other countries. Nothing about security guarantees. Not even a hint," Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported.
Vladimir Zelensky said that there is no final version of the agreement yet, as Washington is constantly changing the terms. Bloomberg confirmed the conditions voiced by the Ukrainian MP.
As EADaily reported with reference to The Financial Times, Ukraine is unlikely to sign an agreement on minerals with the United States next week, as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted.
The interlocutors of the publication called the new US project unfair and compared it to "robbery".