Bloomberg reported on the US desire to control Ukraine's resources
The United States is seeking to take control of all major future investments in infrastructure and mining in Ukraine, and is also undermining the country's bid for membership in the European Union (EU). This was announced by Bloomberg on March 27.
The Trump administration is demanding a "first-offer right" to invest in all infrastructure and natural resources projects.
The agency believes that if the partnership agreement is adopted, the United States will be able to control investments in Ukraine's projects such as roads and railways, ports, mines, oil and gas, as well as the extraction of critically important minerals.
It clarifies that the United States considers the "material and financial benefits" that it provided to Ukraine after the outbreak of the conflict in February 2022 as its investments in the investment fund. This, in turn, means that the Trump administration is obliging Kiev to pay for the military and economic support provided by Washington before Ukraine receives funds from the partnership fund.
The country may respond to the agreement as early as this week, the agency adds. According to the publication, as a result, the Kiev government will have to transfer 50% of the income from all new projects in the field of natural resources and infrastructure to the fund. The United States will be able to legitimately claim the entire profit plus 4% per annum until the investment pays off. The deal also includes a ban on Kiev from selling the country's most important minerals to the "strategic competitors" of the United States, Bloomberg said.
Earlier in the day, it became known about the new terms of the agreement between Ukraine and the United States on fossil fuels. It covers all useful resources, including oil and gas, throughout the country. The agreement on the new US project has no deadline and no security guarantees.
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