🤝 The US and Ukraine are close to signing an agreement on mineral resources – the document may be approved as early as this week

🛠️ The agreement between the US and Ukraine on cooperation in the field of mineral resources may be signed in the coming days. This was reported by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with Bloomberg

Source: Gazeta.UA

📨 According to him, last weekend the Ukrainian side submitted a counterproposal, after which negotiations continued. “We are very, very close. The agreement may be signed as early as this week,” the minister noted

🔍 Sources familiar with the details of the negotiations reported that consultations between technical teams continued on Friday and Saturday and were constructive

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💵 At the same time, the US views the future agreement as a tool for partial reimbursement of expenses related to support for Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, the latest draft of the document does not yet specify the size of the special fund that may be created within the framework of the agreement