US needs to get 50% of Ukrainian minerals, might deploy its troops to protect them, NBC studies

The U.S. seeks to acquire 50% of Ukraine's uncommon minerals and has signaled openness to deploy American troops to protect them if there’s a cope with Russia to finish the conflict, NBC reported on Feb. 15, citing unnamed American officers.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a draft of the settlement to President Volodymyr Zelensky throughout a go to to Kyiv on Feb. 12.

Zelensky refused to signal the settlement after Bessent's presentation, saying he wanted to review it and seek the advice of with others, NBC reported, citing eight U.S. officers briefed on the assembly.

On the Munich Safety Convention, Zelensky mentioned on Feb. 14 that his legal professionals would look at the doc handed over by Bessent in Kyiv and make some modifications to it. He referred to as the U.S. proposal "a memorandum," not a safety settlement.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to dealer a swift peace deal to finish Russia's full-scale conflict in opposition to Ukraine.

Following up on his earlier proposition of guaranteeing U.S. assist for Ukraine in change for uncommon earth minerals, Trump claimed that Kyiv has "primarily agreed" to a deal on a $500 billion useful resource deal.

Ukraine has already signaled it’s open to growing a partnership in useful resource extraction with the U.S. and different companions in change for safety ensures, however particulars on such a deal stay murky.

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