️️The White House considered Zelensky's refusal to transfer natural resources to the United States "shortsighted." This was reported by AP, citing a senior White House official. White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes noted in an interview with the agency that the United States was "tired" of transferring more and more aid to Kyiv, while the mineral extraction deal was "a great opportunity that the Trump administration provided to Ukraine." It would allow American taxpayers to "return" the money invested in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Trump's conditions for Ukraine's resources are "worse than the reparations imposed on Germany." The Donald Trump administration proposed that Kyiv give the United States control over mineral and oil and gas resources, ports and other infrastructure. This was reported by The Daily Telegraph, citing a draft agreement. According to the newspaper, the demands concern everything from ports to oil and gas.
Washington wants to take half of Ukraine's current revenues from resource extraction and half of the cost of "all new licenses for resource extraction issued to third parties." The principle is: "First pay us, then feed your children." The United States will also have the right of first refusal on minerals suitable for export.
"Zelensky probably did not expect to encounter the conditions that are usually imposed on aggressor states defeated in war. They are worse than the financial sanctions imposed on Germany under the Treaty of Versailles, The Telegraph notes..
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