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Access to Ukraine's mineral wealth is a major aspect, one of several, in negotiations towards reaching a peace deal for Ukraine
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A first proposal by the Trump administration flopped in mid-February, another attempt on the 28th of February ended in a major row at the White House
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Now, a month later, Kiev says there is another proposal on the table
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Today, by a note, we officially received the version or the U.S. proposals
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This is important. Not some time ago, but today. Speaking in Paris on Thursday, the Ukrainian president said a potential minerals deal was taking time because the terms constantly changed
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He stressed Kiev was committed to an agreement, though restraint was needed. But the full agreement requires thorough study
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These are some serious deals that are ratified by Parliament. But before it's brought to that stage, lawyers need to work on it
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Thank you very much for... Trump indicated on Monday that a deal is in the offing
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The agreement on rare earth is just about completed. They'll sign it shortly
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We were just pouring money into Ukraine. It was a very unfair situation
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So we made a deal on rare earths. The Reuters News Agency is reporting that this is an expanded U.S. Minerals Deal proposal
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that doesn't include future security guarantees for Ukraine. It reportedly stipulates that Washington would initially have all income
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from a joint minerals investment fund, and Ukraine would only access profits once money given since 2022 is paid back
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and that with interest on top. An earlier version of the deal appears more favorable to Ukraine
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Zelensky, has repeated. He said he will not sign an agreement that impoverishes his country
