via Axios:
What they’re saying: “Scott Bessent actually went there and was treated rather rudely because essentially they told him ’no,’ ” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. “He came back empty. They wouldn’t sign the document.”
- Several days later, when Zelensky met Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich, they presented him with a less binding draft memorandum of understanding about the mining of minerals, a Ukrainian official said.
- Zelensky told Vance and Rubio he couldn’t sign because such an agreement must be approved by parliament, per the Ukrainian constitution.
- “That was news to us that Zelensky’s team never told us before that meeting,” a Trump administration official said. “It didn’t seem like it was in good faith.”
- The White House and Zelensky’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
src: click
Fun.
A few Moments later:
State of play: Trump said on Wednesday night that he was trying to “resurrect” the minerals deal.
- A Ukrainian official, a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge told Axios that in recent days negotiations continued, with the U.S. presenting Ukraine with an updated version that addressed some of Zelensky’s concerns.
- Another source said some articles that had concerned the Ukrainians — including that the deal was under the jurisdiction of the New York court — were removed.The latest: Zelensky met on Thursday in Kyiv with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg and discussed the minerals agreement, the battlefield situation, the return of prisoners of war and security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a future peace agreement.
- After the meeting, Zelensky issued a statement thanking the U.S. for its assistance and bipartisan support.
- “Ukraine is ready for a strong, effective investment and security agreement with the President of the United States. We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7,” he said.
- Waltz claimed Kellogg had helped Zelensky realize the war needed to end.
Gut, sowas braucht man in deutschsprachigen Medien nie zu berichten. Schlagen sie sich einfach die Idee aus dem Kopf.
Wenn sie das in deutschsprachigen Medien berichten, hat sich das gefälligst so anzuhören: https://www.derstandard.at/jetzt/livebericht/3000000258238/1000371083/gespraeche-zw
“Ukraine kurz vorm Endsieg, Bewegung in den Verhandlungen!”
edit: Danke an Eric Gujer - fürs Stellung beziehen
src: click