Washington’s widespread economic cooperation agreement on Wednesday (30.4.2025) in Washington USA by Donald Trump and the Ukraine.
Specifically, the US and Ukraine have signed a historic agreement on natural resources, and a reconstruction investment fund is being set up.
After two -month delay and prolonged negotiations, US and Ukraine have reached this extremely important agreement for minerals. The agreement provides for the creation of an investment fund in Ukraine rebuilding, which has been deeply affected by the war that has been raging for three years, and will give US privileged access to Ukrainian natural resources. In the context of cooperation, the US is providing privileged access to the country’s natural resources. This agreement is part of a broader diplomatic framework for ending armed conflict.
«I am happy to announce today’s signature of historical affiliate agreement“US Finance Minister Scott Bessed said in a message recorded in a video distributed.
“We are creating with the US with this fund that will attract worldwide investment in our country,” Ukrainian Finance Minister Yula Svirindenko said on a formal visit to Washington for signing the document. The agreement will allow to be funded by half “Mining projects of minerals, oil and gas“In Ukrainian territory, he earlier clarified in a long text published via Facebook by Minister Svirindenko.
He also added that Ukraine would “fully” “fully” both “ownership” and the “control” of natural resources in its subsoil and would be “the Ukrainian state that will determine where and what will be mined”.
According to a press release released by the US Treasury, the agreement was closed “in recognition of the significant financial and material support provided by the US people in Ukraine’s defense after Russia’s full -scale invasion” – this last expression is rarely used in Washington.
The United States provided Joe Biden’s military assistance in the presidency of tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine.
President Trump, in yesterday’s interview with Newsnation, said that During his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenski in the Vatican At the Pope’s funeral, he suggested that the deal go ahead, “I told him it would be a great thing” as “Russia is much greater and stronger.”
The plan of the deal had been in the center of tension between Washington and Kiev. A previous version of him was rejected during the Zelenski visit to the White House in February, but remained in history because of the unprecedented argument of the two men, in front of the cameras, which led to the hurrying withdrawal of the Ukrainian delegation and the signed delegation. A new version proposed by the US in March sparked reactions to Ukraine, with MPs and SMEs calling it “burdensome”.
Finally, after difficult negotiations, the text was amended to be accepted by Kiev, according to Ukrainian sources. Nevertheless, Democratic MP Gregory Mix described Trump’s pressure as “blackmail”.
On the contrary, Ukrainian Prime Minister Dennis Smihal spoke of “Truly good international agreement», «equal For common investment in Ukraine’s growth and rebuilding“, Speaking on state television after her signature. “No debt” and “no help” offered before being signed by Washington to Kiev “is not part of this agreement,” Prime Minister Smihams assured.
The text is expected to be validated by the Ukrainian parliament.
It is worth noting that the agreement does not include US security guarantees in Ukraine against Russia, although President Zelenski had raised the issue.
“This agreement clearly shows Russia that the Trump government is committed to a peace process that focuses on a free, dominant and prosperous long -term Ukraine,” Finance Minister Besed said in a press release released by his services.
The amount of mineral wealth in Ukrainian subsoil is anything but clear, as these resources either remain unused to date, or it would be difficult to be extracted, or under de facto Russian control, as they are in territories occupied by the Russian army.
Drone of this latter hit the early morning hours in a residential area of Odessa, southern Ukraine, causing two people to lose their lives and injuring five others, Oleh Kipper’s regional governor said in the early hours.
At the same time, explosions were heard in a district of the city of Sumi (northeast) and alarms for air raids were declared, including in the Kiev, Harcovo, Chernihiv, Sumi, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizia regions.