Kiev Agrees To Trump's Minerals Deal, US To Get 50% Of Future Proceeds But No Security Guarantees

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Kiev has reportedly agreed to US President Donald Trump’s minerals deal, giving Washington half of future proceeds from state-owned resources. The deal, expected to be signed Friday, lacks any security guarantees for Ukraine. Initially opposed, Zelensky's government accepted after US demands for $500 billion were dropped. The agreement binds Ukraine economically to the US, raising geopolitical concerns.       #Ukraine #Kiev #Trump #MineralsDeal #USUkraine #Geopolitics #RussiaUkraineWar #TrumpAdministration #Zelensky #NaturalResources #UkraineWar #USForeignPolicy #EnergySecurity #UkraineCrisis #GlobalPolitics #EconomicDeal #USUkraineRelations #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #InternationalAffairs  ~HT.178~ED.102~GR.122~

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00:00And you would like to sign it together with me, and I understand that's a big deal, a

00:11big deal.

01:00And I think the American people, even if you look at polling, they're very happy because,

01:20you know, Biden was throwing money around like it's cotton candy.

01:28And it's a very big deal, it could be a trillion dollar deal, it could be whatever, but it's

01:34rare earths and other things.

01:38Look, we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars on Ukraine and Russia fighting.

02:08To both Putin and Lukashenko, the Russians now host banned weapons, medium-range missiles

02:15and even nuclear arms.

02:38And it's a very big deal, it could be a trillion dollar deal, it could be whatever, but it's

03:00a very big deal, it could be whatever, but it's rare earths and other things.

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