INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kremlin said Wednesday that it was still waiting on main verification that the United States and Ukraine had actually settled on the
regards to a landmark minerals deal.U.S
President Donald Trump had required Ukraine admit to its strategic minerals to make up for the billions of dollars of military and other aid
it received under former president Joe Biden.A senior Ukrainian authorities informed AFP late Tuesday that Kyiv had actually settled on the
framework of an offer, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky might sign it as soon as Friday
So far, there are no official statements on this matter
We have actually only heard that Zelensky seemed to be going to Washington on Friday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters
There will most likely be efforts to make this check out somewhat substantive, he added.Zelensky in the future Wednesday said he wishes to
visit Washington today to meet Trump and go over future U.S
assistance for Ukraine and a possible minerals deal
This is a start, this is a framework agreement, Zelensky told press reporters
This deal might be a great success or merely vanish
Whether its a big success, I believe, depends upon our discussion with President Trump
Further conversations in between U.S
and Ukrainian officials would figure out the nature of security assurances for Ukraine and the specific sums of cash at stake in the
agreement.Officials in Kyiv hope that a minerals deal will enhance relations with the Trump administration, which have actually soured
amidst a war of words between the U.S
president and Zelensky.Ukraine also wants security assurances, though the present draft of the deal does not position any particular
security dedications on the United States, according to a senior Ukrainian official.At the same time, Moscow has actually promoted the
financial investment in strategic minerals found in Russia and parts of Ukraine under the control of Russian soldiers.
