A Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of the U.S. authorities, together with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on the Munich Safety Convention on Feb. 14.
The assembly was initially postponed, permitting the U.S. time to assessment a draft memorandum of partnership submitted by Kyiv, a supply within the Zelensky's Workplace instructed the Kyiv Impartial.
Following the assembly, Zelensky thanked Vance and his group. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. President Donald Trump's particular envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, additionally attended the assembly.
"Our groups will proceed to work on the doc (on essential minerals). We’ve addressed most of the key points and look ahead to welcoming Common Kellogg to Ukraine for additional discussions and a deeper evaluation of the state of affairs on the bottom," Zelensky wrote.
"We’re prepared to maneuver in the direction of actual and assured peace as rapidly as doable. We sincerely admire President Trump's willpower to assist cease the warfare and supply Ukraine with justice and safety ensures," Zelensky added.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a draft of the settlement to Zelensky throughout a go to to Kyiv on Feb. 12. Ukraine finalized and handed over the memorandum to the U.S. aspect, which requested extra time to assessment the doc till 5 p.m.
The draft memorandum is a part of broader discussions on a possible minerals settlement, which Trump has advised may contain entry to Ukraine's mineral reserves in trade for continued navy and monetary help.
Zelensky has expressed openness to such an association, saying that Ukraine is keen to grant U.S. firms entry to minerals in trade for sustained help from Washington.
The Kyiv IndependentDmytro Kuleba