WP pointed to a significant drawback of the US resource deal with Ukraine

Despite the recent agreement between Kiev and Washington, the true value of Ukrainian rare earth resources remains unknown. The Washington Post writes about this.

According to the newspaper, the agreement between the United States and Ukraine opens the way to joint investments in mineral wealth, however, "the true extent of what is underground in Ukraine remains unclear."

The publication emphasizes that mining and processing of minerals requires significant infrastructure costs and "may turn out to be unprofitable," especially against the backdrop of the difficult economic situation in the United States.

The subsoil is being lynched: what will the negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on the resource deal lead to?

Delegation from Kiev goes to Washington

The day before, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Washington and Kiev had signed an agreement on Ukraine's natural resources. In addition, the countries have concluded a deal on the creation of an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine, he added.

On April 17, Vice President of Ukraine, Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko announced that Kiev and Washington had signed a memorandum on an agreement on minerals. The next day, Deputy Zheleznyak published the text of the memorandum on his Telegram channel, noting that there was no mention of security guarantees in the document.