According to the US government, a possible raw material agreement between Ukraine and the United States does not include military security guarantees. “However, it contains an implicit guarantee that the United States of America will invest strongly in the economic future. I call it an economic security guarantee, ”said US Finance Minister Scott Bessent on US television. The agreement is part of US President Donald Trump's long-term negotiating strategy for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
The intended agreement includes “strategic minerals, energy and state companies,” continued Bessent. When asked whether there will be a signing in the coming week, he said: “I am very confident.” Moscow does not like such a US deal with Ukraine, the minister emphasized. This must be another incentive for Ukraine to sign the agreement. Bessent, who had recently traveled to Kiev to negotiate the agreement, was disappointed that the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj has not yet signed.
In the “Financial Times”, Bessent gave details of the intended agreement. “The conditions of this agreement would also ensure that countries that have not contributed to the defense of the sovereignty of Ukraine cannot benefit from reconstruction or investments”he wrote. Income from the Ukrainian government of mineral resources, infrastructure and other assets should therefore be fed to a fund that is aimed at long -term reconstruction and development of Ukraine. The United States would have economic and administrative say.
