08:06 – “The mineral agreement is only part of the table”
This agreement between Ukraine and the United States aimed at jointly developing the wealth from Ukrainian minerals as well as the income that would come from it would actually be only the first step in a much wider plan. The vice-premier Ukrainian Minister and Minister of Justice, Olga Stefanishyna wanted to recall it in the columns of the Financial Times: “The Agreement on minerals is only part of the table. The American administration has us said on several occasions that it was part of a larger whole, “she said. She was the one who directed negotiations with Washington.
08:00 – What role for Washington in the agreement with kyiv?
Washington “removed all the clauses that did not suit us, in particular the $ 500 billion” that minerals were supposed to report to the United States, according to the senior official who spoke to AFP under the cover of anonymity. Ukraine had requested security guarantees on the American side as part of this agreement. Precisely, if the role of the United States still appears a little vague, the agreement includes a reference to “security”, but do not explicitly mention the precise role of Washington in this pact. “It is a general clause which says that America will invest in a sovereign, stable and prosperous Ukraine, that it works for lasting peace and that America supports efforts to guarantee security”, specifies- he.
07:56 – Minerals: an agreement between Ukraine and the United States soon signed?
A senior Ukrainian official says that Ukraine has accepted the terms of an agreement with the United States to the agency-France-Press (AFP), under the cover of anonymity. Information confirmed by the office of President Zelensky in the columns of the independent Kyiv, without being officially announced by Ukraine. According to this agreement, the United States would develop jointly with Ukraine the mineral wealth and the income which would come from it would go to a newly created fund which could be “joint in Ukraine and America”, assures this same source to AFP. “Government officials are working on details. (…) We are considering a visit to Washington on Friday to sign the agreement,” it is said.
02/25/25 – 22:58 – The British Prime Minister will receive “his allies” this weekend
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the heads of state in “allies” countries this weekend to discuss the war in Ukraine. “I will welcome (the leaders) of a certain number of countries this weekend, so that we can continue to discuss the way in which we will advance together, as an ally, in view of the situation we are faced, “he said at a press conference.
He has to go to Washington tomorrow to meet Donald Trump, two days after Emmanuel Macron’s visit. “It is in the interest of the United Kingdom and the United States to support Ukraine with security guarantees,” the British Prime Minister wrote in a column published in The Sun. He says that “each time” that he spoke to Donald Trump, he was “struck by his commitment to peace”.
02/25/25 – 21:42 – An agreement reached between kyiv and Washington on minerals
The United States agreed on the subject of minerals. A signature could take place this Friday, February 27, at the White House. “Government officials work on details (…) We are considering a visit to Washington on Friday to sign the agreement,” said this source on condition of anonymity, noting that the Americans had “removed all the clauses that did not suit, in particular the $ 500 billion “, which minerals were supposed to report to the United States.