Minerals deal disrupted by those with 'their hand in the till,' US official claims

Minerals deal disrupted by those with 'their hand in the till,' US official claims

The minerals deal between Ukraine and the U.S. is a "win-win," but has been thrown off by Ukrainian leadership, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed in an interview released on April 4 with U.S. far-right political commentator Tucker Carlson."It's a genuine economic partnership... we don't make any money unless they make money, and you know who doesn't like that? People with their hand in the till," Bessent claimed."(T)he Russians didn'…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Tucker Carlson that at the end of March, everything was ready to sign an agreement with Ukraine on natural resources. However, the President of Ukraine, having engaged in a skirmish in the White House, disrupted the signing.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky promised three times to sign a subsurface agreement, but did not do so.

According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, everything is ready to conclude a Ukrainian agreement on natural resources, but Zelensky made the "easiest deal in the world" impossible when he clashed with the US president in the White House.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of disrupting “the simplest deal in the world.” He stated this in an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, speaking about the agreement between Kiev and Washington on rare earth metals.

Scott Bessant stated that there are no people around Volodymyr Zelensky who could give him appropriate advice.