Ukraine War, Day 1,162: Kyiv and US Sign Minerals Deal - EA WorldView

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : President Trump envisioned this partnership between the American people and the Ukrainian people to show both sides' commitment to lasting peace and prosperity in Ukraine.
53% : US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svydyrenko sign agreements on minerals and rare earths, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2025 EA on Times Radio, Australia's ABC, and France 24 English: Ukraine -- Putin on the Defensive Wednesday's Coverage: Putin Rebuffs Trump by Demanding Full Control of 4 Regions Ukraine First Deputy Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, confirmed: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the US and Ukraine will have equal voting rights.
41% : But on Wednesday Trump indicated a connection between deal and Ukraine's security.
33% : " Trump also hinted that he had dropped his long-running demand for the minerals sales to "repay" the US for past assistance maintaining Ukraine's resistance.
30% : He said at a Cabinet meeting, "The American presence will, I think, keep a lot of bad actors out of the country or certainly out of the area where we're doing the digging." Asked in a later interview whether the minerals deal was going to "inhibit" Vladimir Putin, Trump said, "Well, it could.
18% : The Trump Administration had held out against this, with Vice President J.D. Vance and then Donald Trump ambushing Zelensky in a White House meeting on February 28.

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