Milan, 22 Feb. (LaPresse) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not ready to accept a minerals deal with the United States, as Ukraine sees a ‘series of problematic issues’ with the draft agreement. This was reported by Sky News Uk, citing a Ukrainian source. Donald Trump had reported that an agreement was close to being reached to give the US access to Ukrainian mineral resources and rare earths in exchange for weapons, but a source with knowledge of the negotiations told Sky News that the Ukrainian president is not ready to sign. ‘The agreement is not yet ready to be signed, there are a number of problematic issues and, in the current form of the draft, the president is not ready to accept it’, the source reports, adding that “the drafts do not reflect a partnership and contain only unilateral commitments on the part of Ukraine”. On the US side, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said yesterday that ‘President Zelensky will sign the agreement and you will see it in the very near term’.
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