New Delhi: Donald Trump is a businessman man. He never deal with losses. He is also a lot. They take revenge on those whom they put on their eyes. The whole world saw the quarrel between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Jailonsky. Donald Trump has not forgotten that quarrel till now. This is the reason that Donald Trump has started increasing the trouble of Jailonsky. The US has played with Ukraine in the last moment. That is the game of mineral deal i.e. food deal. Yes. Earlier, the mineral deal between the US and Ukraine was to be a mineral deal, now it is not going to happen. The Trump administration has proposed a new and large deal related to minerals with Ukraine.
Sources told the news agency Reuters that the US has changed the last moment in its initial proposal. In this, Ukraine has not been given any guarantee of security in future. Instead, Ukraine will have to pay all the money in a joint investment fund, which it will get from the use of natural resources managed by government and private companies. These resources will be across Ukraine. The new terms of the US are more than the deal, which was discussed before the disputed meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodimir Jailonski last month.
It is worth noting here that the quarrel between Donald Trump and Jailonski was also over to give safety guarantee to Ukraine. Donald Trump believes that the US has shed a lot of money on Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war. America's treasure was emptied by giving him weapons and money. Trump is looking at this mineral deal as compensation for that treasure. Whereas Jailonsky wants the war to end and America gives him a security guarantee in exchange for this deal. This means that America continues to protect Ukraine in future also.
A source said that Finance Minister Steve Manuchin is leading the conversation from the US. Manuchin did not immediately respond to the questions asked about this. According to the summary of the proposal, there is no mention of the US taking Ukraine's nuclear power plants under its control. Trump spoke about this. Trump has said that the mineral deal will help the US to secure the peace agreement by giving the US a financial stake in the future of Ukraine. He also sees it as a way for the US to get back some amount from the billions of dollars that he has given Ukraine as financial and military aid since the Russia's attack three years ago.
National Security Council spokesman James Havit refused to confirm the terms of the latest proposal, but said the deal would strengthen relations between the US and Ukraine. Hewitt said that the mineral deal gives Ukraine a chance to form a permanent economic relationship with the US which is the basis of long -term security and peace. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the remarks request.
An old version of the deal proposed a joint investment fund where Ukraine would contribute 50% of future profits from natural resources owned by the state. It also conditioned that the US and Ukraine would jointly develop mineral resources of Ukraine. Jailonsky told reporters on Tuesday that the US has proposed a big new deal and Ukrainian officials are still reviewing its conditions. Jailonsky said on Thursday that the US is constantly changing the terms of the proposed mineral deal, but at the same time he does not want Washington to feel that Kiev is against the deal.
US Finance Minister Manuchin said that the US has sent a complete document for the economic partnership and Washington hopes that there will be complete discussion next week and perhaps it will be signed. According to the summary, the new proposal has a condition that the US will have the first right to buy the resources taken under the agreement. Also, before Ukraine gets a share in the profit of this fund, the US will recover all the amount given to Ukraine with 4% annual interest rate since 2022. The Financial Times was first reported about the updated proposal.
If it is agreed, then there will be a board of five people in the Joint Investment Fund, with three US and two Ukraine. Fund's earnings will be converted into foreign currency and sent abroad. The fund will be managed by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Another source who knows the conversation said that the management of funds has been discussed by DFC.
