Unprecedented demands; Trump has targeted half of Ukraine’s sources

Recently revealed documents show that US President Donald Trump has made unprecedented demands for Ukrainian President Walodimir Zelnski in exchange for US support for Kiev.

The telegraph newspaper reported that Trump has demanded about half of the oil, gas, hydrocarbon resources as well as the scarce elements of Ukraine without any security guarantee for the country.

“This is a confiscation document,” said Alan Riley, an energy law expert at the Atlantic Council. “There is no guarantee, nor the defense clause, and the United States does nothing for it.”

The report came after three days of intensive negotiations that led to a temporary agreement for the ceasefire between the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia. The details of this agreement – including its provisions and how to execute – have been disputed by the parties involved, which shows that the path to complete peace will be a difficult and challenging path.

Limited and stressful ceasefire

Immediately after the announcement on Tuesday, contradictory statements were released by the parties. Each of the two sides disagreed about the timing of the attack on energy facilities and accused each other of violating the ceasefire.

Russia described the condition of its share of the agreement to open the Black Sea shipping routes, while Kiev has rejected the condition.

Russian officials have described the results of the conversations as promising, but Zelnsky called it a “good start” that some Ukrainian officials have expressed dissatisfaction with. “I feel that this agreement is more in favor of the enemy,” Ukrainian parliamentarian Yaroslau Gelzeniak told the Interfax News agency.

Focus on the security of shipping routes in the Black Sea

The United States announced on Tuesday that it had reached a temporary agreement with Ukraine and Russia to stop the clashes and ensure security in the Black Sea.

Details of the agreement have not been released, but it appears to be another effort to revive the Black Sea shipping agreement, which was achieved in year 6 by UN and Turkish mediation, but was canceled in July.

Russia has said that the agreement is dependent on the lifting of the sanctions of the Russian Agricultural Bank and other financial institutions active in the food and fertilizer trade and that their access to the International Swift Payment System should also be established.

Zelksky rejected Russian claims about the terms of the agreement, saying that Moscow is lying about the conditions; However, the United States further announced that it will help Russia return to the world market for agricultural exports and fertilizer.

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