- Title: Zelenskiy says new draft minerals deal from US differs from earlier version
- Date: 28th March 2025
- Summary: KYIV, UKRAINE (MARCH 28, 2025) (REUTERS) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY ENTERING ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING: “It is an entirely different document. There are many things that were not discussed, and also some things that, let's say, the parties had already rejected. I don't want to raise a wave, I really want us t
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- Keywords: Cease fire Ceasefire Peace deal Peace talks Russian invasion War in Ukraine
- Location: KYIV, UKRAINE
- City: KYIV, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001252228032025RP1
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- Story Text:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday (March 28) that a new draft minerals deal proposed by the United States is "entirely different" from an earlier framework and would require further assessment by lawyers.
Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskiy added that Ukraine would not accept a deal that threatens its integration with the European Union.
Ukraine's President said that Ukraine would not recognise previously approved U.S. military aid as loans that need repaying, as he confirmed that Kyiv had received a new draft minerals deal from the United States.
Zelenskiy also said that Ukraine would be ready to engage in talks with any representative from the Russian side apart from President Vladimir Putin.
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