During a State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about a US-Ukraine mineral deal, and President Trump statement that it will be signed "next Thursday," April 24th.
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00:00Thanks, Jamie. A short while ago, the President said that the mineral deal with Ukraine would be signed next Thursday.
00:06I'm just wondering if you have any more details to offer about that, and can you say whether that was a topic of discussion in Paris today with the Secretary?
00:12You know, I, again, I don't know, and even if I did, I wouldn't talk about the specifics of what that conversation would be.
00:23What I've said before, and it's still true, of course, is that there are no conversations that will happen regarding arrangements for things that are related to the ceasefire talks, right?
00:37I mean, we've had, for the first time, we've been able to talk with Russia regarding diplomatic relations and the nature of how we're able to connect with each other, and that's not at all related to the ceasefire dynamic.
00:50And the, well, I can't comment on where that deal stands.
00:57What I will say is that negotiations are ongoing, but, again, it's not related to, obviously, the effort regarding ending those hostilities.
01:08On April 11th and 12th, U.S. and Ukraine technical teams conducted constructive negotiations on the proposed Reconstruction Investment Fund.
01:20We will have, we've agreed to continue those discussions to finalize the agreement as soon as possible.
01:26This fund will help provide economic guarantees as we look to bring this conflict to a peaceful end.
01:32So you are going to be hearing about the investment fund, and we'll see what that contains as things go on.
01:42But those are active negotiations at this point.
01:44Yes, sir.