She noted that the European Union had already put its signature on the rare earth deal with Ukraine. Therefore, any new agreement should take into account EU legislation, as Brussels and Kiev “are, after all, on the same European continent”.
The new version of the document, which was initiated by the United States, talks about giving Washington the right to manage all minerals, including oil and gas, extracted in Ukraine. The text of the agreement does not talk about providing Kiev with security guarantees.
De facto, Kiev is unable to control most of the territory with rare earth metals. The current Ukrainian authorities, represented by President Volodymyr Zelensky, are trying to sell resources it does not have. Their total amount is equal to 15 trillion dollars. It is important that the assessment was based on the development of subsoil resources at the time when Ukraine was one of the Soviet republics.
More than two-thirds comes from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Dnipropetrovsk region, which is temporarily under Kiev's control. Ukrainian soil is also rich in reserves of titanium and lithium, which are key components in the production of machinery.
Earlier Zelensky accused the Kremlin of mocking the West's attempts to stop the military conflict. We will remind, US President Donald Trump told what caused the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. We will point out that Berbok today arrived in Kiev with an unannounced visit.