Zelensky declared unwillingness to return even "10 cents of debt" to the United States

The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky does not intend to repay debts to USA as part of a cooperation agreement. He stated this on February 26, commenting on the agreement on natural resources.

"I won't even go for 10 cents if they are listed as a debt," Zelensky is quoted as saying in the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian publication Public.

According to the Ukrainian leader, the agreement completely removed the clauses on the return of aid provided to Kiev. As Zelensky noted, it is important for him that Ukraine is not a debtor.

Western wounds: the US again failed to show solidarity with Europe on the Ukraine issue

For what some EU leaders went to Kiev on February 24, and Macron went to Washington, DC

On February 25, US President Donald Trump at a press conference following talks with French leader Emmanuel Macron called the question about the prospects of Washington's help strange for the restoration of Ukraine. According to him, the United States has invested about $350 billion in the Ukrainian side.

The day before Ukraine has agreed to a deal with the United States on the joint development of minerals in connection with Washington's change in its requirements. On the same day, Trump announced that he was going to href="https://iz.ru/1843547/2025-02-23/tramp-soobsil-o-rassirenii-spiska-trebovanii-ot-ukrainy-po-sdelke-s-iskopaemymi " target="_blank">demand from Ukraine not only rare earth minerals, but also oil, as well as "everything they can get." He said that the European Union has the opportunity to get the money back, while the United States does not.