A Ukrainian delegation arrived in Washington on Friday 11 April for a brand new spherical of talks with america on a uncommon earth metals settlement.

Supply: The New York Instances, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: NYT sources from the Ukrainian facet reported that the negotiations between Ukraine and the US on the mineral settlement had been anticipated to start on Friday and proceed for 2 days. They are going to be largely technical in nature and won’t contain senior officers.

The Ukrainian delegation is headed by Deputy Minister of Economic system Taras Kachka and consists of representatives from the Ministries of Economic system and Justice.

There are not any particulars on the composition of the US negotiating crew.

Background:

• Earlier, Ukraine’s Minister of Economic system Yuliia Svyrydenko said that Ukraine would ship a crew to Washington this week to launch negotiations on a brand new draft settlement on mineral assets.
• European Pravda reported that the Trump administration reintroduced a clause right into a proposed settlement on Ukrainian subsoil assets that obliges Ukraine to repay the complete quantity of US support supplied because the starting of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

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