President's office: Zelenskyy and Trump may meet in the near future
- Darina Melnychuk
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22:12, 25 February, 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the United States Donald Trump. Photo: Getty ImagesPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump may meet in the near future, probably to sign an agreement on rare earth metals.
This was stated by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Bursyl during a telethon, Channel 24 reports.
According to him, a meeting between the presidents is possible and will take place.
«The guideline or benchmark for this meeting is the readiness of the document and the willingness of the parties to have a substantive, effective meeting. This is a short-term perspective, and I hope it will take place in the near future,» Ihor Bursylo said.
As reported earlier, Ukraine and the United States of America have agreed on the terms of an agreement on rare earth metals. The updated agreement does not stipulate that the US will fully own the joint fund with Ukraine, but it does not have clear security guarantees.
Agreement on minerals between Ukraine and the United States
Earlier, Donald Trump said that he would like to conclude an agreement under which Ukraine would supply the US with rare earth minerals needed for electronics production in exchange for US aid.
However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticised Donald Trump's proposal to provide Ukraine with military assistance in exchange for its minerals.
Subsequently, US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine had agreed to provide Washington with access to rare earth minerals worth $500 billion.
It should be noted, however, that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to sign the agreement on granting the US access to rare earth minerals. The White House called this decision «short-sighted».
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the United States might consider investing in mining on the Black Sea shelf, which is currently under Russian occupation.
US National Security Advisor Mike Volz called on Kyiv «to tone it down» and sign the mining agreement that President Zelenskyy had previously rejected.
Subsequently, the US President Donald Trump's administration sent Ukraine an updated version of the mining agreement, which took into account some of Kyiv's comments. The new draft US minerals agreement provides for the distribution of revenues from resources in the liberated territories of Ukraine.