The US secretary of state highlighted the importance of the long-drafted agreement with Kiev as Washington negotiates with Moscow to end the conflict.
The natural resource deal signed between Washington and Kiev is an “important step” toward ending the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed.
The long-awaited agreement, which allows Washington to tap into Ukraine’s extensive mineral reserves in return for assistance with the country’s economic recovery, was signed on Wednesday.
Notably, the document does not include any provisions for the US to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, despite this being “one of its initial goals,” as reported by Reuters. The New York Times indicated that the concept of security guarantees was dismissed by the US “early in the process.”
In an X post on Thursday, Rubio thanked US President’s Donald Trump leadership, under which the deal was signed. Rubio called it “a milestone in our shared prosperity and an important step in ending this war.”
Thanks to @POTUS‘s leadership, today the U.S. and Ukraine signed the Reconstruction Investment Fund Agreement—a milestone in our shared prosperity and an important step in ending this war.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 1, 2025
Negotiations for the agreement stretched on for several months, although both parties intended to finalize it during Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to the White House in late February. The televised meeting led to a tense confrontation during which Trump accused the Ukrainian leader of ingratitude and “gambling with World War III.”
This comes as Washington is in talks with Moscow over a possible peace deal that would end the Ukraine conflict. Multiple media sources indicate that the agreement put forward by Washington entails the US recognizing Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea. Additionally, the proposal reportedly includes a “freezing” of the conflict along the existing front line and an acknowledgment of Moscow’s control over significant portions of four former Ukrainian regions that voted to join Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a halt to all military operations against Ukrainian forces from midnight on May 7 until midnight on May 10, stating that this is being done for “humanitarian reasons.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed out that Russia considers the ceasefire “the start of direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.”
Zelensky branded Moscow’s three-day truce declaration a “manipulation attempt,” saying he wanted an immediate 30-day ceasefire instead. According to Lavrov, “a [30-day] ceasefire in this situation is considered a precondition that will be used to further support the Kiev regime and strengthen its military capabilities.”
This is not peace, this further invites war for much longer.
The natural resource deal appears to entrench the Russia-NATO war by turning the current edition into a cold war for now https://sputnikglobe.com/20250501/us-ukraine-minerals-deal-trojan-horse-for-creating-a-frozen-conflict-1121963900.html
It would be inefficient to ship the minerals elsewhere to be mined/refined to enable the USA’s extraction of profit – so the cheaper cost-effective option would be to build more US-bases inside Ukraine to facilitate the refinery of these minerals.
This is a recipe for more war, not the promised peace.
Yes…more war, as evidenced by the Double-Speak of the Trump Cabinet and ‘Miami Marco’ Rubio.
The Council of Foreign Relations just voted to send more U.S. Taxpayer money to the Ukraine.
Was this payment for the rare earth minerals deal?
No…it was ‘payment – in – kind’ for more U.S. weapons to be sent to the Ukraine, essentially a swap of ‘weapons for minerals’ deal accomplished with the CFR operating outside deal excluded from U.S. Codes, Laws and Statutes.
But, most Americans (save a few pissed-off Veterans…) don’t care, and won’t care until the jack-booted Zionist thugs crash their doors down while they’re either watching ‘The Game’, playing video games, or watching useless non-participant porn.
Noahide Law under Talmud guidelines, at the urging of the genocidal, criminal Israel with blood-libel Rabbis overseeing the entire operation will be a major wake-up call for the West, but by then, it’ll be toooooo late!
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That is also what i think. The US want a foothold in Ukraine.
Also taking control of nuclear electricity central. To what end ?
Putine is smart and well versed in playing chess and martial arts. Wait and see