They say this gives him (Trump) real skin in the game. I think there is real logic to that,
What we're doing is now we're saying, look, we want to be secured,
This agreement takes into account the interests of our European integration, as well as our cooperation with international financial organisations… ... The legal text of the agreement states that ‘in developing an agreement on the establishment of an investment fund, the participants, that is, the governments of the United States and Ukraine, should avoid conflicts with Ukraine's obligations as part of its accession to the European Union’
We included it in our victory plan earlier, which was presented by our president to the US and the rest of our partners in 2024.
Very soon we'll get used to the very unusual nature of this negotiating process. At the same time, we are not a nation of freeloaders, we understand that this war has lasted for three years and the time has come to switch to a slightly different narrative."
Contacts are being prepared at the expert level through the ministries of foreign affairs,
So far there are no official statements on this matter. We have only heard that Zelensky seemed to be going to Washington on Friday,
Ukraine, I will say they're very brave, and they're good soldiers, but without the United States and its money and its military equipment, this war would have been over in a very short time,
The substance here seems to be less than meets the eye, and it appears to be by contrast, intensely political,
We have heard multiple times from the US administration that it's part of a bigger picture,
Maybe until we have a deal with Russia... We need to have a deal, otherwise it's going to continue."
We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome,
I can't sell our state."
There is a general clause that says America will invest in a stable and prosperous sovereign Ukraine, that it works for a lasting peace, and that America supports efforts to guarantee security. Now, the government is working on the details,
You are not alone. Norway and other countries, all the countries who are here, but also other countries, will continue to support you as you fight for your territorial integrity, your sovereignty and your human dignity,
But I think the European resolve is even greater. When there’s someone else not as strong, the others fill in,
Already existing deposits, facilities, licenses, and rents are not subject to discussion when creating this fund,
Starting today, I can announce this government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War,
The road ahead is very challenging but when we are united we can prevail,
After the Ukrainian president and the U.S. president agree on security guarantees, agree on how we tie this preliminary agreement to security guarantees from the United States for our country, in the presence of [both] presidents, a representative of the Ukrainian government will sign this preliminary agreement."