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There should be people at the negotiating table who can stop (Russian President Vladimir) Putin if he wants to return to war. And they must be able to give us real - not just promises - and concrete security guarantees. We are ready for such a dialogue,
I said 'this document is not ready, we will not sign this. You continue to work on this document,
Zelenskiy was quoted as telling some Turkish media after talks in Ankara on Tuesday I am always open to you investing in our country, in our natural resources... But if we are to give something, we have to receive something,
he was quoted as saying by state-owned Anadolu news agency We see (the U.S.) have removed Putin from his political isolation, but that is their own decision. But when you say 'these are our plans to end the war', this raises questions for us. Where are we? Where on the negotiating table are we? This war is taking place inside Ukraine,
For me is very important the connection between some kind of security guarantees and some kind of investment,
Zelensky told The Associated Press Today, Trump claims Ukraine's raw materials as a way to fuel America's economy. But these raw materials are not only Ukrainian, they're also European,
We have to talk about it as investments; and it needs to be formulated correctly,
I want to have the security of rare earth. We're putting in hundreds of billions of dollars. They have great rare earth, and I want security of the rare earth, and they're willing to do it,
I didn’t let the ministers sign a relevant agreement because in my view it is not ready to protect us, our interest,
Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference in a quote first reported by The Associated Press on Saturday Binding economic ties with the United States will be the best guarantee against future aggression and an integral part of lasting peace. The U.S. recognizes this, the Russians recognize this, and the Ukrainians must recognize this,
Help us defend this, and we will make money on this together. And here it’s very important that in this document shall be a term to protect it. And that is the security guarantees. If we are not given the security guarantees from the United States, I believe that the economic treaty will not work. It must all be fair.”
In a Meet the Press interview, Zelenskyy explained his terms Ultimately … Ukraine will have to be involved because they’re the ones that were invaded, and the Europeans will have to be involved because they have sanctions on Putin and Russia as well,
I think it’s important that the vice president understood me that if we want to sign something, we have to understand that it will work,
Subsoil belongs to Ukrainians under the Constitution,
Kseniiia Orynchak, founder of the National Association of Mining Industry of Ukraine previously told the AP suggesting a deal would need popular support You can have the Ukrainians, the Russians, and clearly the Americans at the table talking,
Kellogg said at an event hosted by a Ukrainian tycoon at the Munich Security Conference I’m a school of realism. I think that’s not going to happen.”
Pressed on whether that meant Europeans won’t be included, he said The U.S. recognizes this, the Russians recognize this, and the Ukrainians must recognize this.”
It’s a colonial agreement and Zelenskyy cannot sign it,
the former senior official said President Zelenskyy is being short-sighted about the excellent opportunity the Trump administration has presented to Ukraine."
