Zelenskyy is not giving into trump's blackmail demands.
âš¡ï¸Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians.'
Zelensky said that he will not recognize the 0 billion request since it vastly outweighs the 0 billion the U.S. has sent in aid to Ukraine.
— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 2025-02-23T16:47:42.485Z
⚡️Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians.'
Zelensky said that he will not recognize the $500 billion request since it vastly outweighs the $100 billion the U.S. has sent in aid to Ukraine.
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-wont-sign-a-natural-resource-deal-that-will-be-paid-by-10-generations-of-ukrainians/
President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back at the U.S.’ demand for a $500 billion fund to be financed with Ukrainian natural resource revenue, saying that the U.S.’s aid grants are not debts, during the Ukraine: Year 2025 forum in Kyiv on Feb. 23.
Negotiations on a deal to entrench U.S. interests in Ukraine's reserves are ongoing, with the latest draft presented by the White House demanding $500 billion of Ukraine’s natural resources, including critical minerals, to recuperate American aid to Ukraine.
Zelensky said that he will not recognize such a large sum since it vastly outweighs the $100 billion the U.S. has sent to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden.
The president added that the aid given to Ukraine cannot be counted as debts since they are grants and stressed that security guarantees need to be included in the deal. So far no such guarantees have been put in place, he said.
“I am not signing something that will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians," Zelensky said, adding that he wants a dialogue with Trump.
I expect that trump will be exploding any time now
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