Zelenskyy: Minerals deal with the US a 'truly equal agreement'
Kyiv residents reacted to the agreement with mixed emotions, with some hoping that it would prove beneficial to Ukraine, while others viewed it as a form of imperialism, where Washington was capitalising on Ukraine’s dire need for continued US support.
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Kyiv residents reacted to the agreement with mixed emotions, with some hoping that it would prove beneficial to Ukraine, while others viewed it as a form of imperialism, where Washington was capitalising on Ukraine’s dire need for continued US support.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/02/zelenskyy-minerals-deal-with-the-us-is-a-truly-equal-agreement
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00:01Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky says the minerals deal signed with the United States is a truly equal agreement.
00:08Zelensky says the version of the deal signed on Wednesday is significantly more advantageous to Ukraine than previous versions offered.
00:16The Ukrainian leader says the new text was a result of weeks of discussions.
00:21The agreement has significantly changed in the process of preparing. Now it is a really equal agreement, which creates an opportunity for investment in Ukraine,
00:33quite a lot, besides that, for the fundamental modernization of products in Ukraine and, what is less important, modernization of legal practices in our country.
00:48Zelensky says the new agreement stipulates that Kyiv is under no obligation of debt for previous U.S. assistance.
00:55He added that the deal, yet to be ratified by Ukraine's parliament, is now a true partnership with a foundation for both countries to make money and financially benefit.
01:05In the agreement, there is no debt, and there is a fund, a fund for renewal, which will invest in Ukraine and invest in Ukraine.
01:18This is a work together with the United States and in the right conditions.
01:24Residents of the capital Kyiv have had mixed reactions.
01:29I think that this agreement is a part of the agreement.
01:31I think that this agreement is one of the two, one of the one, it is important to Ukraine, because it needs to be done after the war.
01:36I think that if they signed up for the war, then our experts all-таки compared to the pluses and the minuses.
01:48I hope that it will be for someone else.
01:50The deal has been hailed as a remarkable achievement by officials on both sides.
02:08The U.S. is expected to gain access to critical Ukrainian minerals, which U.S. President Donald Trump has been eyeing as a form of repayment for aid his country has given to Kyiv.