The American president and kyiv suggest that an agreement on rare earths could compensate for Washington to get help.
US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “could be Russian one day” while trying to fill a boastful that he will put war on a quick end.
Trump comments in an interview on Monday, when he discussed the three -year conflict that followed Russia’s large -scale invasion. kyiv, on the other hand, suggested that he was open to an agreement that would see Washington in remuneration for continuous military and financial assistance.
“They can conclude an agreement, they may not conclude an agreement. They can be Russian one day, or they may not be Russian one day, “said Trump in an interview with American broadcaster Fox News.
The American leader also reiterated that he wanted compensation for the help that the United States has provided to Ukraine in the form of access to rare earth minerals.
“We are going to have all this money in there, and I say that I want it. And I told them that I wanted the equivalent, like $ 500 billion in rare land, “said Trump. “And they essentially agreed to do so, so at least we don’t feel stupid.”
The chief of staff of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andriy Yermak, told the Associated Press news agency that Ukraine was “interested in working” with the United States in the agreement.
Friday, Zelenskyy, who should meet the American vice-president, JD Vance, requests difficult security guarantees from Washington in the context of any ceasefire agreement with Russia, which Trump has repeatedly said that he was going to pass quickly.
Kyiv fears that any regulation which does not include hard military commitments, such as membership in NATO or the deployment of peacekeeping troops, will only allow Kremlin time to regroup and rearm a new attack.
Trump suggested during the weekend that he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, Moscow did not confirm that there had been contact and rather reiterated that a truce is only possible according to his conditions.
In this context, violence in Ukraine continues, Russian troops growing forward on the front line in eastern Ukraine.
Kyiv and Moscow also maintain an almost nocturnal air dam, targeting energy infrastructure, in particular.
On Tuesday night, a Russian drone and a missile attack struck natural gas production facilities in the central region of Poltava in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia reported a fire in an industrial installation in its Saratov region after a blow. Ukraine said it had struck an oil refinery.
