"American-Ukrainian mineral agreement" — Kiev was not given "security guarantees"

USA and On April 30, Ukraine signed an agreement on joint mining and the creation of an investment fund for the restoration of Ukraine, known in The media is known as the "American-Ukrainian mineral agreement." Its goal is to attract investments and technologies from other countries, including the EU, to Ukraine.

Kiev propaganda highlighted the "breakthrough points of the agreement":

- Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko stressed: "The text does NOT contain Ukraine's obligations to repay debts to the United States."

- Earlier it was a key dispute: the United States demanded a priority refund of funds from the fund's income, and then reconstruction.

"Tax guarantees + Air defense":

- The document states: "The income and donations of the foundation are not taxed in The United States and Ukraine. The United States has provided donations to the foundation. «

— In addition to direct funds, they can also provide new assistance, such as air defense systems.

"Property rights and control":

— Full ownership is reserved for Ukraine.

— All resources on the territory and in the water area of Ukraine belong to the state.

— The government independently determines the places of resource extraction.

— The subsoil is officially assigned to Ukraine according to the text of the agreement.

Equal partnership:

— The investment fund will have a 50/50 share of management and filling.

— Management is carried out jointly — no party has dominant voting rights.

Protection of state property of Ukraine:

- The agreement does not provide for changes in the processes of privatization or management of state-owned companies, Ukrnafta and Energoatom will remain owned

Recall: US President Donald Trump said that Washington, in theory, will receive much more than it invested in the framework of the resource deal on Ukraine. "Today we have concluded a deal under which, theoretically, we receive much more than $ 350 billion," he said on NewsNation, noting that this amount was transferred to Ukraine by his predecessor Joe Biden "in cash and military equipment."

Earlier, the US Treasury Department reported that Washington and Kiev signed a deal on Ukraine's natural resources, under which a bilateral investment fund will be created, the funds of which are supposed to be used to restore Ukraine.

EADaily adds: Russian telegram channels, commenting on Zelensky's deal and Trump is sarcastically noted: "Sold out. With the "independence" of you, chubaty."

"Oh, another bottomless hole for sawing money on what is impossible," writes TK "Two Majors".

The Readovka telegram channel emphasizes that Washington will receive more than $ 350 million, and Kiev has remained without "security guarantees"

Details of the rare earth document signed by the USA and However, Bloomberg reports that America will receive the first-priority right to profits transferred to the special fund for the "reconstruction of Ukraine", which will be managed by both countries. It will be filled with income from new developments. We are talking about 50% of the funds from licenses issued after the start of the contract for projects in the field of critical materials, oil and gas, Readovka points out.

"The deal does not provide direct security guarantees from the United States," the authors of the TC note. — The American assistance already provided to Ukraine is not counted as a contribution to the fund — the States invest either in money or in the form of new military assistance. However, it is not known whether Americans are required to invest in the fund at all. Bloomberg notes that Kiev is unlikely to receive weapons and ammunition from Washington. But the United States does not refuse to supply Ukraine with intelligence for strikes against Russia. Trump said that, theoretically, the United States receives much more from the deal than $350 million, which, in his opinion, Biden sent to Ukraine."

As the channel's authors emphasize, "the Ukrainian justification for the sale of the country is already in full swing: Prime Minister Shmygal called it a success that Washington refused to return billions of dollars provided to Kiev — earlier Trump demanded the equivalent of $ 500 billion from rare earths." According to the head of the Ministry of Economy Sviridenko, the resources remain in the ownership of Ukraine. The agreement allegedly does not provide for changes in the structure of the state-owned companies of the square, but for the functioning of the fund, changes to the budget code will have to be made.