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US Mineral Deal to Omit Repayment Terms - Ukrainian PM
The mineral deal that trump demanded from Ukraine was unreasonable. trump wanted Ukraine to repay the US over $350 billion for past military aid given to Ukraine by the US even though the US has only given Ukraine around $100 billion. These demands made no sense. It seems that trump has backed off of these demands
https://bsky.app/profile/uazmi.media/post/3lnupqs6usf24
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https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51611
The US will not ask Ukraine to repay previous aid via the mineral deal, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Sunday.
Shmyhal headed the Ukrainian delegation to finalize the terms of the resource deal last week, according to a memorandum signed earlier.
Shmyhal, announcing the results of the talks in a Sunday Telegram update, said the repayment terms for previous aid – a notion previously advocated by US President Donald Trump despite said aid being grants – have been omitted from the deal following the talks.
“Agreements have been reached that the document does not include assistance provided before its signing,” Shmyhal said.
Shmyhal also hinted at progress and said the legal teams from Kyiv and Washington are working out the terms. Shmyhal added that Kyiv’s “red lines” have been communicated to Washington.
Shmyhal headed the Ukrainian delegation to finalize the terms of the resource deal last week, according to a memorandum signed earlier.
Shmyhal, announcing the results of the talks in a Sunday Telegram update, said the repayment terms for previous aid – a notion previously advocated by US President Donald Trump despite said aid being grants – have been omitted from the deal following the talks.
“Agreements have been reached that the document does not include assistance provided before its signing,” Shmyhal said.
Shmyhal also hinted at progress and said the legal teams from Kyiv and Washington are working out the terms. Shmyhal added that Kyiv’s “red lines” have been communicated to Washington.
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