Reuters pointed to legal gaps in the agreement between Ukraine and the United States on resources

Framework Agreement Of Ukraine and The United States on minerals contains legal gaps that the parties will have to fill in the upcoming negotiations. This was reported on February 28 by the agency Reuters.

According to the draft agreement reviewed by the agency, Kiev and Washington plan to jointly create an "Investment Fund for Reconstruction," and the Ukrainian government will contribute 50% of the sale of any state assets related to natural resources. The document does not specify specific amounts, deadlines, or any details. At the same time, there are no proposals in the draft agreement on security guarantees, which are required by the Ukrainian leadership.

Brian McGarry, an associate professor of international law at Leiden University, told Reuters that this was exactly what should have been expected from the framework agreement.

"It creates obligations for cooperation, but it does not contain any specific obligations of a defense nature. That's exactly what we see in the agreement. The United States has not given specific guarantees," McGarry said.

He drew attention to the position in the document that the American government will be financially involved in the development of a "stable and prosperous Ukraine" for a long time, but there is no specification of what exactly this means and what it will be expressed in the agreement.

In addition, Tim Meyer, a professor of international law at Duke University, noted that the draft does not specify either a dispute settlement mechanism or a US share in the future fund. In addition, the expert saw in the agreement the uncertainty of Washington's authority in managing the fund.

McGarry indicated that the details would need to be worked out in future negotiations, and a ready-made agreement could be binding for Kiev.

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