U.S. president Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski is trying to retreat from the natural material agreement and warned that he will be facing “great problems”. He besides said that he inactive believed that Russian president Vladimir Putin wanted peace and would not break the word.
‘I don't think Putin breaks a given word”
Donald Trump commented on the attitude of Ukrainian and Russian leaders during peace negotiations in a press conversation on the way back from Florida to Washington on board the Air Force 1 aircraft. erstwhile asked about his earlier message to NBC, in which he threatened Vladimir Putin with the imposition of "secondary duties" if Russia failed to agree on a ceasefire, Trump stressed that he inactive believes in the goodwill of the Russian president.
I don't think he broke his word. We're talking about Putin...
“The president of the United States said that their good relations did not violate the “Russiagate” scandal of his first term. However, he admitted that he was “disappointed” by the words of the Russian president, undermining the credibility and legitimacy of the president of Ukraine.
He was expected to make a deal with him whether he liked him or not. So I wasn't happy about it. But I think (Putin) will be good and I surely wouldn't want to impose secondary duties on Russia, but if they were imposed, it wouldn't be besides good for them.
“He said.
In an interview with NBC Trump, he explained that ‘secondary duties’ would be imposed on countries purchasing oil from Russia.
‘If he does, he will have problems”
Despite his frustration, Trump assessed aboard AF1 that he did not think the Russians were trying to deceive him, claiming that Putin "wants to make a deal". However, he drew attention to the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, who in his opinion tries to retreat from the US agreement concerning the exploitation of Ukrainian mineral deposits.
If he does, he'll be in trouble. Big, large problems. We made a deal about uncommon earth metals, and now he says, you know, I want to renegotiate the deal. He besides wants to be a NATO member. Well, he'll never be a NATO member. He understands. So if he wants to renegotiate, he's gonna have quite a few problems.
“ Trump said.
According to reports of the “Financial Times” and Bloomberg, it was the United States that requested Kiev to renegotiate the previously agreed but not signed text of the agreement on natural materials. The fresh version proposed by the US is to give America extended control over the exploitation, sale and profit from the exploitation of Ukrainian natural resources deposits.
According to Bloomberg, Ukraine will request crucial changes in this document, as its current form could jeopardise Kiev's intentions to integrate with the European Union. Furthermore, the text would propose that Ukrainians must return to the United States the value of the financial and military assistance Washington has given to the Kiev authorities since the beginning of the Russian full-scale military invasion.
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