War in Ukraine: kyiv and Washington sign a “intention protocol paving the way to an agreement” on Ukrainian minerals

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The announcement was made Thursday evening by Ioulia Svyrydenko, the Minister of the Ukrainian economy. Donald Trump hopes that the agreement, which aims to grant the United States, royalties on the profits drawn from the exploitation of Ukrainian resources and rare minerals, constitutes compensation for the aid granted to kyiv by his predecessor, Joe Biden.

The Americans “are in a hurry to end this war”, according to Jean-Noël Barrot

Asked about LCI on Thursday, the Minister of French Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, said that the United States was “in a hurry to end this war” in Ukraine.

“We must accompany this eagerness to place Vladimir Putin in the face of his responsibilities, faced with the promises he has made to President Trump and that he does not seem to hold so far,” added the French diplomacy chief.

“We recalled (during the meetings which took place Thursday in Paris with the American representatives) that, while we are preparing to get to the heart of these negotiations leading to a cease-fire and then to a lasting peace, we must have in mind that Vladimir Putin will use all the combins, all the maneuvers to escape his responsibilities”, warned Mr. Barrot, recalling that the agreements of Minsk of 2014- Supposed to find a solution to the Donbass conflict in eastern Ukraine – had been “raped on multiple times” by the Russian president.