The Parliament of Ukraine has ratified the agreement between Ukraine and the United States on the “establishment of the American-Ukrina Reconstruction Investment Fund,” the Ukrainian Parliament in a telegram post on Monday said Monday.
“It is not just about financial support, but also to build a new confidence on the part of a strategic partner: the United States of America. This is another practical step towards the restoration, development and economic stability of Ukraine,” said the post.
The long -awaited agreement grants the rights of the United States to Ukrainian rare land minerals.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, speaks at a press conference in Kyiv, on April 22, 2025.
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The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also said that he heard the statements of President Donald Trump who support a “high and unconditional fire” and said “all of us in Ukraine we would appreciate it” if Trump attended a possible meeting between Ukraine and Russia that can take place on Thursday in Turkey.
“I supported President Trump with the idea of direct conversations with Putin. I have openly expressed my preparation to gather. I will be in Türkiye. I hope the Russians do not evade the meeting,” Zelenskyy said in a publication about X.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is “in a serious search for a long -term peaceful agreement” in Monday’s comments.
Trump said early on Monday that he could fly to Istanbul on Thursday during his trip to the Middle East this week.
-ABC News’ Tatiana Rymarenko, Fidel Pavlenko and Yulia Drozd
