The United States seems to have mitigate their demands to repay US aid to Ukraine during talks on agreement between the two nations, according to people who know the issue and spoke to Bloomberg.

Following a round of negotiations in Washington last week, President Donald Trump’s government reduced its estimates of the US in Kiev since the launch of Russia’s full -scale invasion from $ 300 billion in about $ 300 billion in about $ 300 billion in $ 100 billion. This amount is closer to Ukraine’s own assessment of US aid over $ 90 billion.

The Trump government is under pressure in Kiev for an agreement to distribute profits by future Ukrainian investment projects, including minerals and infrastructure.

Washington sees the agreement as compensation for the tens of billions of dollars in weapons and another aid given to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden when Russia began its complete invasion three years ago.

At the end of March Bloomberg brought to light a draft agreement over Kiev referring to colonial times.

The partnership agreement would grant to the US the “right of the first bid” for profits transferred to a special investment fund that will be controlled by Washington.

According to the draft, the US has sought to control all significant future infrastructure and minerals in Ukraine, veto in any potential role of the other Kiev allies and undermining its efforts to join the European Union.

Kiev is looking for better terms, and refuses to recognize previous US assistance as debt.

The Ukrainian government refused Comment on Bloomberg’s report until a deal is signed. The White House and the US Treasury did not respond to a commentary agency’s request. The technical talks were extremely productive, a Treasury spokesman said, adding that they were looking forward to completing the negotiations soon.