According to Ukrainian sources, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not ready to accept the mineral trade with the US, as Ukraine sees “number of problematic issues” in its contract draft.
Donald Trump said the deal was close, but sources with knowledge of negotiations told Sky News that the Ukrainian president was not ready to sign.
The US leader is seeking an agreement from Ukraine on access to the country’s natural resources in exchange for weapons.
A Ukrainian source said: “The agreement is not ready to be signed yet, there are many problematic issues and in the current form of draft, the president is not ready to accept it.
“Today, the draft does not reflect contract partnerships and only includes a one-sided commitment by Ukraine.”
On the US side, US national security adviser Mike Waltz said the deal will take place this week.
“This is the bottom line. President Zelenkie is going to sign that deal, and we’ll see it in the very short term,” Waltz told the conservative political action conference in Maryland on Friday. He spoke.
It is also believed that US negotiators have increased the likelihood that they would reduce access to Ukraine’s critical Starlink satellite internet system if they disagree with the transaction.
Previously, Trump called France’s Emmanuel Macron “my friend” and British leader Kiel called him “nice guy,” but Russia said he “just agreed to negotiate for me.” I did.
Trump made a comment a few days before both leaders visited the White House. This conference must continue with the US leadership and try to impose the Ukrainian incident.
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The president also continued his criticism of Zelensky, saying he “no card.”
“I’ve been watching for years and watching him negotiate without a card. He doesn’t have a card. You’re tired of it. You’re tired of it. Fox Radio Shows .
The comment comes after he recently called the Ukrainian leader “an election-free dictator” – apparently, after his US counterpart claimed that Ukraine had started a war, It appears that the counterparts lived in a “disinformation space.”
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Ukraine was also removed from a meeting between the top US and Russian diplomats held in Riyadh earlier this week.
They were intended to set the stage for future negotiations to end the war that began when Russia began a full-scale invasion three years ago.
On Friday evening, Trump denied speculation that Russia could visit Moscow for talks on May 9, on the day it celebrates its victory over the Nazis.
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Trump also told reporters that Russian and Ukrainian leaders need to “collaboration” to end the war.
However, the US has already taken a major blow to Kiev’s position in future consultations.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses said last week that his return to the prewar border was “unrealistic” and ruled out NATO membership as a way to ensure Kyiv’s safety.
President Zelensky insisted he would not accept transactions that his country was not involved.
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The Ukrainian leader discussed the envoy of Keith Kellogg in Kiev on Thursday, and later described it as a “good discussion.”
Kellogg hit Trump with a significantly different tone when he called him “a brave leader of a nation of war.”
However, there are concerns about how much impact Kellogg will have, and Ukrainian sources say there is a sense that he has been on the sidelines.
