As “historical” and “first in the genre,” the White House spokesman said, Caroline Levitt The agreement signed by Washington with Kiev on the rare land – the minerals – of Ukraine.

Levit attributed all credit to the US president Donald Trumpwhich he described as a “leader of the negotiations”.

The White House spokesman, clearly expressing the position of the Republican president, stressed that the particular agreement “It ensures the long -term peace and the financial success of Ukraine,” adding that the US “will also reap a great benefit”.

“This cooperation represents the United States that take an economic share in securing a free, peaceful and dominant future for the Ukraine“, Levit pointed out, adding that a” fund from which the USA They will receive 50% of exploitation, license fees and other similar payments from natural resources in Ukraine. “

Levit reiterated that Donald Trump’s goal is clear: “To end this murder.” “This agreement shows how much the president is investing in securing a truly constant peace,” he added.

Equally executives of the Trump government have told reporters that the Ukrainian parliament is expected to ratify the US-Ukraine agreement on minerals within a week. They added that the agreement with Ukraine could be a role model for other international agreements in the future, Reuters said.

What does the agreement provide for

The agreement provides for the creation of an investment fund that Ukraine hopes to forge the relationship between the two countries and ensures the provision of US aid to the country, which is struggling to repel Russia’s attacks, three years after the broad invasion of Moscow.

Although the terms have not been disclosed nor the details of the agreement, the BBC, based on a draft of the agreement that has seen and not the final text but also the public statements of officials on both sides, is trying to “decipher” the deal.

According to the news network, from what is known so far, seven key conclusions arise:

1. No repayment from Ukraine in the US

Donald Trump had previously demanded Ukraine to refund $ 350 billion in which he estimated that the US has provided the US in Kiev during the war.

A requirement that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski had previously rejected.

According to the draft of the agreement, Washington seems to have been back on this issue. Ukrainian Prime Minister Dennis Smichhal said the agreement was not dictating that his country would repay any alleged “debt”.

However, Trump, for his part, described the agreement as a “victory” of the US, pointing out that his country would receive “theoretically much more” than the billions of dollars provided by his predecessor, Joe Biden.

2. US tougher rhetoric toward Putin

In the announcement of the US agreement, it was impressed by the remarkably tougher language used by Washington for Russia, which is in stark contrast to Trump’s usual attitude.

In a statement, the US Ministry of Finance is referring to a “large -scale invasion of Russia” and adds that “no state or person who funding or supplying the Russian war machine will be allowed to benefit from Ukraine’s rebuilding”.

This rhetoric is estimated to encourage Kiev, which has long demanded more pressure on Russia during talks between Moscow and Washington for a possible ceasefire agreement.

3. The mineral agreement also includes oil – natural gas

Although most of the talks on the agreement concern Ukraine’s mineral wealth, it also includes provisions for new oil and gas projects, as well as the relevant infrastructure.

In all cases, under the agreement, resources remain in the ownership of Ukraine, but the US is gaining access to these resources.

A development that is considered a slight retreat on the part of Kiev, as there was no relevant reference to previous drafts of the agreement.

4. Ukraine’s integration is not excluded in the EU

Kiev has been aspiring for a long time to join Ukraine into the European Union. Indeed, accession talks with the block have officially started last June.

Kiev was worried that the US-Ukrainian agreement on minerals could raise obstacles to its accession to the EU if it provided privileged treatment to US investors, as Kiev and Brussels already have a strategic partnership.

However, the text of the agreement states that the United States recognizes Ukraine’s intention to join the EU and the need for this agreement should not oppose that possibility.

He adds that if Ukraine needs to review the terms of the agreement due to “additional obligations” in the context of its accession to the EU, then the United States agree to negotiate good faith.

In addition, Kiev says the US will support additional investment and technology transfer to Ukraine, including those coming from the EU and elsewhere.

5. Profits will be reinvested in Ukraine for a 10 -year

Another interesting element of the agreement is that during the first decade of operation of the Reconstruction Fund, its profits will “reinstall in their whole Ukrainian economy”.

This is a potentially important development, as it means that the US will not have a financial benefit for 10 years. Ukraine notes that it expects that any money enters the fund will be allocated to rebuild the country and for new projects.

After the expiry of this initial period, profits will be able to be distributed between the partners. US Finance Minister Scott Besed told Fox News that the deal is a message to the American people that “we have the opportunity to participate, to take part of funding and weapons (we provided), compensation for them, and to be partners”.

6. The US military commitment returns to the table …

The US has described Ukraine to sign the agreement if Kiev wants to continue to receive military assistance.

Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Julia Svirindenko – who went to Washington to sign the deal – said it provides for the contribution of new US aid to the future, such as providing airline systems.

This also seems to mark a change of strategy on the part of Trump, as from the first moment of his return to the White House he sought to limit US military aid to Ukraine.

What remains to be answered is exactly what the agreement for the evolution of the war in Ukraine means. It is also noted that the Kremlin has not yet been placed on the American-Ukrainian agreement.

7. … but without explicit security guarantees

In essence, however, the agreement does not seem to include explicit security guarantees on the US, something that Ukraine and Europe have long been pushing the White House.

Trump hesitates to make military commitments similar to those received by his predecessor Joe Biden.

On the contrary, his commitment to continuing US support to Ukraine is indirect, as a result of the financial commitments provided by the mineral agreement.

This practically means that the uncertainty about the commitment of Ukraine’s most important ally remains.