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This is, excuse me, a complete disaster. I’ve actually gotten my hands on the full text of the agreement between the USA and Ukraine.It’s a 55-page document prepared by the USA and sent to Ukraine. To describe it in simple terms: It is important to note that signing this agreement contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine and it cannot even be […]
Public discussions on the context of the agreement on minerals harm negotiations, – Minister of Economy of Ukraine. According to Yulia Svyrydenko, who confirmed that the Ukrainian side has received a new version of this agreement from the United States, such discussions also hinder constructive dialogue with American partners. “We are reviewing it. This is a working version that essentially […]
MP Zheleznyak stated that he received a draft of the new minerals deal with the U.S.: what is now being demanded from Ukraine. Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak claims that the American side has already sent Ukraine a new draft agreement on mineral resources, which is to be ratified by the Verkhovna Rada. Dated March 23, the document allegedly grants the […]
I’ve been telling you for almost six months that the US is trying to detach Russia from China, and for that, they need a sacrifice in the form of Ukraine. You don’t believe me because, well, Trump is so good, peace is coming soon, and then there will be elections. Now, the US Secretary of State is openly saying […]
Denys Shmyhal: Dear colleagues, dear Ukrainians, we are beginning the meeting of the government of Ukraine.Every day, every hour, every minute, Ukraine fights for freedom, for a just and lasting peace, for the lives and security of our people. We have a clear understanding of how to achieve this goal. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has presented it in the […]
Zelensky on the agreement with the USA regarding minerals: The main thing is that we are not debtors
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine and the USA have agreed on a framework deal regarding minerals. He shared this information during a press conference, as reported by RBC-Ukraine and Suspilne. “The main thing for me was that we are not debtors, despite what is being reported in the media. The agreement does not contain a $500 billion debt, nor […]
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that the government will review the text of the agreement with the United States today. He made this statement during a telethon broadcast, Censor.NET reports. “As of today, this agreement is called the ‘Agreement on Establishing the Rules and Conditions of the Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.’ Essentially, it is a preliminary agreement with […]
Why is the minerals agreement a case of traditional American diplomacy? Let’s recall the “destroyers-for-bases” deal from World War II. The agreement with the U.S. on the joint exploitation of mineral resources is strategically beneficial for Ukraine; any issues would only be in the details, which is precisely what diplomacy exists for. U.S. presidents have made similar agreements with allies […]
BBC News Ukraine reports that global media and analysts are assessing the significance and predicting the possible consequences of the annual global security conference held this past weekend in Munich. According to BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, experts are already unanimously calling the conference historic, agreeing that it marks the beginning of a new era of international cooperation. “There […]
The situation around potential Russia – Ukraine peace talks— of course, through mediators and following the conference in Switzerland — consists of many pieces. But if you start to put everything together, you get a recognizable picture. According to information leaks, the visit to Kyiv of the American guitarist and acting US Secretary of State E. Blinken was devoted to […]
Budapest memorandum: how legal security guarantees for Ukraine turns to global security system destabilisation. Andrii Bezsmertnyi put the story of the Budapest Memorandum on the shelves. Or, as it is more accurately called, the Memorandum on Security Assurances in connection with Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It was signed on December 5, 1994, in […]
The House of Representatives has voted today in favour of 61 billions of dollars in US military aid for Ukraine, after months of delay. The measure had vocal opponents in Congress, and it took a fragile bipartisan deal to finally get it through the House. There were cheers and applause in the House as it passed, with some Representatives waving […]