{"id":18779,"date":"2025-04-11T15:29:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-and-ukraine-reopen-talks-on-contentious-minerals-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:29:26","slug":"u-s-and-ukraine-reopen-talks-on-contentious-minerals-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-and-ukraine-reopen-talks-on-contentious-minerals-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Ukraine Reopen Talks on Contentious Minerals Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A Ukrainian delegation was in Washington on Friday for a new round of talks about a deal that would give the United States a major stake in Ukraine\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The visit marked the latest twist in a monthslong saga that has seen Kyiv and Washington haggling over a deal that President Trump sees as a way to \u201crecoup\u201d past U.S. aid to Ukraine, and which President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes can help secure defense guarantees for his country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The talks will be the first in-person meeting since the White House <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/28\/world\/europe\/ukraine-minerals-deal-us.html\" title=\"\">presented a revised draft agreement that revived tough demands Kyiv had earlier rejected<\/a> \u2014 effectively bringing negotiations back to square one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The talks in Washington, which were expected to start Friday and last two days, will be mostly technical and will not involve top officials, officials in Kyiv said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Ukrainian delegation is led by Taras Kachka, a deputy economy minister in charge of trade, and includes representatives from the ministries of economy and justice. The White House has not provided details on the talks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what to know on the negotiations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-58be5090\">What\u2019s the Latest U.S. Proposal?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The new proposal, reviewed by The New York Times, reverts to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/03\/world\/europe\/trump-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals.html\" title=\"\">Mr. Trump\u2019s initial demand that Ukraine repay the United States<\/a> for the billions it has received in military and financial aid since Russia\u2019s invasion three years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As in earlier proposals, Ukraine would have to contribute half its revenue from natural resource projects \u2014 including critical minerals, oil and gas, as well as related infrastructure such as ports and pipelines \u2014 to a U.S.-controlled investment fund. Profits from the fund would be reinvested in Ukrainian natural resource projects, though the exact share of such profit remained unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The new draft also echoes earlier versions by omitting any mention of security guarantees for Ukraine, a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/26\/world\/europe\/us-ukraine-minerals-deal-security.html\" title=\"\">provision that Kyiv had long pressed for and managed to include in a draft<\/a> last month \u2014 but one that Washington had long resisted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-32966cd4\">Tougher Demands<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The new proposal includes stricter terms than earlier drafts: Washington would claim all profit from the fund until Kyiv repaid at least the equivalent of the U.S. aid received during the war plus 4 percent annual interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The United States also would retain a \u201cright of first offer\u201d on new projects and the power to veto sales of Ukrainian resources to third countries. And in the first year of the agreement, Ukraine would be prohibited from offering any investment projects to third parties with better financial or economic terms than those offered to the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The fund would be controlled by the International Development Finance Corporation, a U.S. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/26\/business\/usaid-dfc-ben-black.html\" title=\"\">government agency responsible for investing in companies and projects abroad<\/a>. The agency would nominate three board members \u2014 while Ukraine would have only two \u2014 and would oversee each project where earnings from the fund are invested.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-439c63bd\">Why Is Trump Reviving Tough Terms?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The United States opened the negotiations in February with tough financial demands that Mr. Zelensky <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/23\/world\/europe\/ukraine-trump-mineral-deal.html\" title=\"\">warned would take \u201cgenerations of Ukrainians\u201d to repay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After intense talks, Kyiv managed to soften some of Washington\u2019s toughest demands and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/25\/world\/europe\/ukraine-minerals-deal.html\" title=\"\">reached an agreement that it considered more acceptable<\/a>. But the deal collapsed after a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/28\/world\/europe\/zelensky-trump-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">disastrous Oval Office meeting<\/a> between Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelensky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The debacle prompted the U.S. to briefly suspend military aid to Ukraine. Since then, Kyiv has treaded carefully to avoid angering the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, demands that Kyiv had previously succeeded in removing \u2014 that Washington retains control of the fund and that Ukraine repays past U.S. aid \u2014 have resurfaced in the latest proposal. The security guarantees also disappeared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Officials in Kyiv say they consider the new demands to be an opening bid for further negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said any future agreement should be mutually beneficial, and should not jeopardize Ukraine\u2019s accession to the European Union by granting preferential treatment to U.S. businesses. \u201cThis is a key principle for the Ukrainian side,\u201d Mr. Sybiha <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-polytics\/3979879-ukraine-already-developed-position-on-minerals-agreement-sybiha.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Still, Ukrainian officials have not rejected the new American demands outright, mindful that the past refusals strained U.S.-Ukraine relations. Instead, they have framed the new round of talks as constructive discussions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis dialogue reflects the strategic interests of both nations and our shared commitment to building a strong, transparent partnership,\u201d Yulia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian economy minister, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Svyrydenko_Y\/status\/1909175482546782681\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Kyiv is seeking consulting services to advise on the minerals deal and \u201cprotect Ukraine\u2019s national interests.\u201d A <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kmu.gov.ua\/npas\/pro-vydilennia-koshtiv-z-rezervnoho-fondu-derzhavnoho-s316080425\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">government order<\/a> published on Tuesday stated that $2.7 million had been allocated for hiring consultants with experience in public debt management and 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