President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned that negotiations between the Ukrainian and US groups on a mineral sources settlement final week had been optimistic.

Supply: Zelenskyy’s remarks at a press convention with NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte in Odesa, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy famous that the talks passed off on the technical stage and ended positively. "For now, each side concluded the assembly on a optimistic word," he mentioned.

He added that additional on-line and in-person discussions would proceed till the tip of the week.

Following these consultations, each side are anticipated to current what they’ve developed.

Background:

• On 11 April US and Ukrainian officers met to debate Washington’s proposal to entry Ukraine’s mineral sources. Nevertheless, media experiences say prospects for a breakthrough had been minimal attributable to what was described as an "antagonistic" ambiance.
• Through the technical consultations in Washington, the Ukrainian delegation submitted Kyiv’s proposals to the US facet.
• Earlier, European Pravda reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump had returned to the model of the subsoil settlement a requirement for Ukraine to reimburse all the help that the US supplied after the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

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