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What we can tell is that Ukraine is dissatisfied with the mineral deal, but eventually it may have to sign,
Zhang Hong, a research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Wednesday, noting that $350 billion and lots of equipment, military equipment, and the right to fight on."
Asked what Ukraine would receive in the mineral deal, Trump said Ukraine may still have to sign, however, because Kiev believes that if it doesn't, it could lead to an abrupt break in relations with the Trump administration. For Ukraine, US support is now indispensable,
However, does signing an agreement guarantee Ukraine's security? From the current perspective, it seems that Trump administration is more focused on US-Russia strategic stability, easing tensions between the US and Russia, and the US pivoting its strategic focus from Europe to Asia,
They get their money back. We gave it in the form of nothing. So I want them to give us something for all of the money that we’ve put up,
I will not accept [even] 10 cents of debt repayment in this deal. Otherwise, it will be a precedent,
No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort. It was like the US: loans, guarantees, grants,
If the Ukrainian leader says the deal isn’t finalized, I don’t see why an invitation would make sense,
the official told Reuters This agreement is part of our larger agreements with the United States. This agreement could be part of future security guarantees... an agreement is an agreement, but we need to understand the broader vision,
The main thing for me is we are not debtors. There is no $500 billion debt in the agreement, nor $350, nor $100 billion because that would be unfair,
Zelenskiy told a news briefing of the agreement They say this gives him (Trump) real skin in the game. I think there is real logic to that,
Macron himself endorsed this plan, he saw it as being something as significant, that could potentially lead to the beginnings of a true peace negotiation,
Al Jazeera’s Stratford said After [President] Donald Trump’s remarks last week … it is clear that this government does not care much about the fate of Europe,
he said, calling for German “independence” from the US I didn’t let the ministers sign a relevant agreement because in my view it is not ready to protect us, our interest,
Zelenskyy was quoted as saying by the Associated Press during the Munich Security Conference on February 15. This is hugely significant, because certainly, according to the Ukrainians we’ve been speaking to all week, this [deal] is seen as a means for Donald Trump to basically get what he wants,
Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford said It’s OK to be transactional,
said Fallon, ... she said We’re spending hundreds of billions of dollars on Russia and Ukraine fighting a war that should have never, ever happened.”
He reiterated this on Tuesday, saying Donald Trump appears to have broken all norms in international policy by doing this, and he’s losing a lot of US soft power by being so transactional,
Theresa Fallon, director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies and a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, told Al Jazeera This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders,
Macron said after meeting with Trump in Washington One cannot count up to $500bn and say, ‘Give us back $500bn in minerals.’ That’s not a serious discussion,
Zelenskyy said on February 19.
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