The art of the deal: Trump and a Ukraine on the mineral deal

chairman Donald Trump Is Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelansky invited for Washington Who will give a deal to sign Washington access to Ukraine’s rare Earth mineral depositsIn exchange for the support of the White House in ending the three -year war since the Russian invasion. While with Mr. Trump – for his domestic components – deployed the deal as favorable to the US, to help American taxpayers “get back his money” in terms of American assistance in Ukraine, he has also emphasized that the responsibility for the safety angle of Ukraine’s status will fall on Europe. Indicating that the Trump administration has avoided providing any safety guarantee to Ukraine so far, as a limited future American commitment and partnership with conflict with conflict, which will be with a deal of minerals, even if Mr. Zelanski said: “If we do not get security guarantee, we will not have any struggle, nothing will happen, nothing will happen, nothing will happen.” Nevertheless, both sides are closing the rank on an agreement that revolves around a “reconstruction investment fund”, which Ukraine will require to contribute 50% of all revenue earned from future mates of all relevant Ukrainian government. [… including] Deposits of other infrastructure relevant to minerals, hydrocarbons, oil, natural gas, and other extractable materials, and natural resource assets ”. An early draft suggests that the fund will be managed by both countries, yet the details on its rule and operation have not been excluded yet.

On the one hand, unclear positive results for hope will be a strong conflict break between Moscow and Kiev, followed by bilateral regional and institutional agreements that ensure peace as a pioneer for reconstruction and rehabilitation of ruined regions by Russia. Nevertheless, the skepticists may be surprised whether the deal gives more suggestions in favor of resource extraction by the US rather than any comprehensive peaceful efforts, especially because the European Union, as an important stakeholder for any condemnation in Ukraine, is left in the cold; And because the Trump White House discussed the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin working with American companies with “my rare earth mineral deposits in Russia, and parts of the Russian-coaches” in Russia “. Rare Earth is nothing wrong with healthy competition and bilateral or multi-party deals for extraction and sale of minerals, which is now an important resource. However, when investment deals in the region are used to blunt and deform from strategic questions about Russian aggression and mass violations of human rights, it becomes quite difficult to separate Mr. Trump’s plans from an unpredictable newly-elevated agenda.