Now the risks continue. Svyrydenko warns: they [Russia] continue to attack energy grids and manufacturing. No air defenses = no mining. No mining = no profit. No profit = no investment. 9X
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Leaks of draft agreements nearly killed deal but Svyrydenko’s team saved talks
Weeks later, leaks of draft agreements nearly killed the deal. Each side blamed the other. But Svyrydenko’s team kept the talks alive — using calm diplomacy, fluent English, and rational pressure. 7/
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Deputy minister compares negotiations to mafia movie, focusing on legal contradictions
Deputy Economy Minister Taras Kachka — part of the negotiating team says that the process was like a mafia movie. Cold. Precise. No drama. They focused on untangling legal contradictions in Trump’s first draft. 6/
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Zelensky-Trump Oval Office meeting collapses, deal unsigned
Talks began in February at the Munich Security Conference. By March, Zelensky met Trump and JD Vance in the Oval Office. The meeting collapsed. Zelensky left Washington early. The deal was unsigned. 5/
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Ukraine negotiates out US perpetual resource demands, final deal gives control
Early U.S. proposals demanded perpetual access to resources, full control over the fund, and profits flowing out of Ukraine. The Ukrainian team negotiated all of that out. Svyrydenko calls the final deal a breakthrough — U.S. capital, Ukrainian control. 4/
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Ukraine signs resource deal with US for lithium, graphite, rare earths
On April 30, Zelensky’s economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko signed a resource deal in Washington with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The agreement grants U.S. access to Ukraine’s lithium, graphite, and rare earths — but only if the U.S. invests. 2/
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Fascinating insider account of US-Ukraine mineral deal negotiations
A fascinating insider account of the U.S. Ukraine mineral deal negotiations The U.S. Marshall Plan approach is nothing but history. Now, U.S. aid depends on contracts, risk-sharing — and profit. 1/
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Russia escalates attacks as West hesitates
Russia’s aerial terror is a result of Western indecision, said Dmytro Zhmailo, Ukrainian military expert. Russia’s strategy is simple: act decisively while Europe and the US issue hollow ultimatums, observe passively, and make empty peace declarations.
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Trump blocks ceasefire push, then backs down to Putin
Trump helps both. He blocked a UK-FR-GE-PL push for a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire. Then, in a May phone call, he backed down to Putin. 5/
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Trump arms Israel but withholds ATACMS from Ukraine
Tisdall: Trump arms Israel while withholding long-range ATACMS from Ukraine. His Gaza Riviera plan failed. No clear vision has replaced it.