Mineral Deal the US Offered to Ukraine

[surfered]

Here’s what the minerals “deal” includes:
A brief summary:
*  The management consists of 5 people, 3 of whom are from the U.S. with full veto power.
*  It covers all minerals - oil, gas, both new and existing deposits.
*  It applies across the entire territory of Ukraine.
*  Both state-owned and private companies are involved in extraction.
*  Funds are immediately converted into foreign currency.
*  The fund's money is transferred abroad. If something is delayed due to our side, we have to compensate.
*  The U.S. contribution is the aid provided to us since 2022. And they can receive profits at their discretion. They are the first to get "royalties" from the Fund (before Ukraine) +4%.
• The agreement is indefinite.
Changes or termination can only happen with U.S. approval.
*  "First rights" on all new infrastructure projects and veto power over resource sales to other countries.
*  No security guarantees. Not even a hint of them.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/28/2312931/-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Ukraine-brings-909-fallen-soldiers-home

[Voltaire2]

1. Extortion and colonization.

Basically Russia and the Magautocracy are dividing up Ukraine.

[wcmagumba]

2. This "deal" is a total d-rump screw job to Ukraine....

A-hole gonna a-hole....

[yellow dahlia]

3. That's not a deal. That's a shake down.

[doc03]

4. Zelensky agreed to this?

[Wiz Imp]

6. NO

[Meowmee]

7. No, I think he said he can't sign that crazy deal or something like that

[surfered]

8. Ukraine has not agreed to it. The negotiations continue.

[Emrys]

9. No, but it would have to be ratified by the whole parliament even if he did, and that's highly unlikely.

For one thing, Ukraine's underground resources are defined constitutionally as the property of the people, and no politician can just give them away. So unless a different accomodation could be found, the constitution would need to be amended. Can't see that being electorally popular.

[Xolodno]

5. A lot of the mineral and gas deposits...

...are now under Russian control. And its unlikely they will give them up. This is just an extortion to what is left. Ukraine would be crazy to accept this as it would leave them permanently poor.