Russia and the US went on the negotiating table on strategic resources

According to RCO News Agency, Krill Dimitrif, director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, announced that Moscow and Washington have begun talks about rare metals and various projects in Russia.

“Rare metals are an important area of ​​cooperation, and we have begun talks about rare metals and projects in Russia,” he told the Izostia newspaper.

Some companies have shown their interest in these projects, according to Dimitrif.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on the development of rare metals in late February that expanding the industry is essential for successful competition in world markets and the development of key sectors of Russian economy. Putin later announced that Russia is ready to offer the United States the opportunity to cooperate in the field of rare metals.

The developments are in a statement when US President Donald Trump said in a speech that Ukrainian President Walodimir Zelkski wants to withdraw from US and Ukraine resources agreement.

“He is trying to get out of the rare element’s agreement, and if he does, he will face problems, big problems,” said Reuters.

“He wants to become a NATO member, but he will never become a NATO member,” Donald Trump added. He knows this. “

On February 7, Trump met with Zelkski in Washington to finalize the mineral resources agreement. But the talks failed due to disagreements in front of the media in the oval office.

According to an official statement released on the Zelnsky Office’s website, after the March 9, US and Ukrainian talks, they agreed to sign a comprehensive contract for the development of Ukraine’s mineral resources.

The Ukrainian president has previously criticized the United States for eliminating any reference to security guarantees from the agreement and turning it into a matter of just US control over resources. He also expressed dissatisfaction with the repeated US changes in the agreement, but insisted that Kiev was still seeking to finalize the agreement, if it was necessary to continue to receive US aid and information.

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