Ukraine and America still discuss the Biomedical Minerals Agreement

Negotiators need even more time to terminate the details of an agreement that Washington would give a part of the vital metal wealth of Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the talks. The person who asked not to disclose his identity while talking about special discussions said that the draft agreement proposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump includes some controversial items, which does not yet prepare Ukrainian president Voludimir Zellinski. This person refused to determine the items that Kyiv’s objection caused. Ukrainian officials discussed the potential agreement with US special envoy Kelog during his visit to Kiev, after Zelinski rejected a preliminary offer from Washington earlier this month. The Ukrainian president explained that the proposal needed to link it to American security guarantees, adding that he “does not serve the interests of Ukraine as a sovereign state.” The person familiar with the discussions at the time explained that the US offer allows for the United States to obtain 50% of the income of the sale of licenses and other minerals revenue, which violates Ukrainian laws. According to ABC News, it also included the income of oil, gas and ports, according to ABC News on the draft agreement. Kyiv wants to amend the agreement, Kyiv confirmed that his amendments had made to the proposed agreement that would benefit both parties. However, critics of the concept of the agreement reminded of colonial policy over the past centuries are reminiscent. In his daily speech to the country on Friday night, Zellinski said that “Ukraine and the United States negotiation teams work on a draft agreement between our governments.” He added: “It is an agreement that can improve our relationships, and most importantly, to work on the details to ensure its effectiveness, and adds that it looks forward to a fair result. Trump increases the pressure on Ukraine, US pressure on the Ukraine, to sign the agreement, amid Trump’s performance of a series of statements in a difficult position. suggested that the Ukraine is the responsibility for the outbreak of the comprehensive Russian war three years ago. Recent poll was 57%, said the US president falls into the Russian “fall of wrong information”. According to the person familiar with the discussions, Kiev chose to sign a final agreement on important minerals in the presence of American and Ukrainian presidents. He also indicated that Zellinski, who met the US envoy on Thursday, is trying to hold a meeting with Trump before any possible meeting between the US president and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.