France has expressed its desire to participate in negotiations on Ukraine's resources

"It is necessary that this agreement between USA and It was signed by Ukraine. "... My Ukrainian colleague [Rustem Umerov] and I are discussing our defense needs. Our defense industry will need resources," Lecorn said on the radio station Franceinfo.

He pointed out that these resources will become key for the French military-industrial complex for the next 30-40 years. Therefore, the minister asked French President Emmanuel Macron to get involved in negotiations with Ukraine.

Lecorny stressed that Paris is not seeking compensation from Kiev for military and other assistance.

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February 26, the President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed that the president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky February 28 will come to Washington to sign a deal on the partial transfer of rights to Ukrainian rare earth metals. According to The Guardian newspaper, the deal does not include a requirement for potential US revenue from resource development in the amount of $500 billion.

At the same time, Zelensky said on the same day that the clauses on Kiev's return to Washington of funds spent on military aid had been completely removed from the resource agreement. The Ukrainian president stated that He will not agree to transfer even 10 cents to the United States if they are positioned as debt payment.

The Agence France-Presse (AFP) agency on February 25 stated that the heads of the EU countries They plan to conclude their own agreement on minerals with Kiev. Europe wants to offer Zelensky a "win-win deal."