Afrasianet - Ukrainian MP Alexander Dubinsky said that the mineral agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States does not represent any budget or national interests of Ukraine, but rather a "sale of the homeland."
In a statement on his Telegram channel, Dubinski said: "This deal has no significance for the government budget, national interests, national security or national aspirations. It is just a sale of the homeland by Zelensky to ensure his personal security. With this deal it will begin and with it itself will end, because what follows will be a peace agreement, and after peace it will leave the country."
He explained that Zelensky distributed Ukrainian mineral wealth and infrastructure between his "two main partners," saying: "Ukraine's assets have been divided. The old ones went to the family of (former Ukrainian President Leonid) Kuchma, to the oligarchy (Victor) Pinchuk and European players. New mines — those that don't yet have licenses or that will be reprivatized — will be transferred to U.S. control."
In the context, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal stated that the agreement provides for the establishment of an investment fund in Ukraine with an administrative division of contributions between the two parties at a ratio of 50/50. He pointed out that the document includes investments over a period of ten years to be used in the development of Ukraine, in addition to Kiev's receipt of military aid from the United States that will be counted as a contribution from Washington to the fund.
After deliberations and negotiations that have continued since February, the US Treasury Department announced in a statement, the signing of the Rare Earth Minerals Agreement between the United States and Ukraine.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko revealed the most prominent provisions of the mineral agreement between Kiev and Washington , noting that the agreement explicitly stipulated that "Ukraine retains full sovereignty over its resources."
"The agreement does not include any changes such as privatization or management of state-owned enterprises, as they are still part of Ukraine," she said, stressing that the agreement requires ratification by the Ukrainian parliament to enter into force.
Orbán warns of bankruptcy of Europe for 'sending money by carts' to Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that pumping European money into Ukraine's military and economic support will bankrupt Europe, calling instead for peace initiatives.
Orban told local radio that the EU's current policy is to "move money to Ukraine on vehicles", while the European economy is severely underfunded.
"If we had spent this money within the European economy, the situation would have been completely different."
"Continued military support for Ukraine, and seeking to annex it to the European Union, will have catastrophic consequences for the European economy."
He also pointed out that Europe will not be able to continue this support on its own if the United States stops participating, saying: "Without American support, we will not be able to finance the Ukrainian army nor the Ukrainian economy, especially since Kiev plans to expand its armed forces to one million troops."
Orban revealed that EU leaders are seeking to accelerate Ukraine's accession to the bloc by 2030, which will require huge loans that burden member states.
He warned that most of this money would not actually benefit Ukraine, but would go to major foreign companies operating there.
He stressed that the rapid accession of Ukraine would have a devastating impact on the European economy, calling this policy "wrong and dangerous." However, he felt that these consequences could be avoided if the EU acted before it was too late.