THE’understanding among the USA and theUkraine on rare earth for a value Of 500 billion dollars, blocked last week from Volodymyr Zelensky for Capestro condition imposed by Donald Trumpit seems to a step from the signature.
In eveningfirst the Financial Times And then a high Ukrainian official they have sustained that the two Villages they have agreed the terms ofagreement.
“The USA they have removed the unfavorable clauses, Friday there may be the signature to Washington», He has report atAFP The Ukrainian manager under condition Of anonymity.
More cautious there White housewhich in evening briefing ha sustained that “I am not there significant updates onagreement on rare earth».
In the in the meantimei negotiations Between USA And RussiaonUkraine But not only that, they seem move more and more towards the business.
The Kremlin ha underlined the «vast opportunities»For theextraction Of rare earth from the Rich Russian subsoil in collaboration with the United States.
And a European plan Of collaboration with theUkraine on «critical materials», As he has it presented The European Commissioner for the Industrial strategy, Stephane Sejourneyesterday in visit to Kiev.
Between Donald Trump And Vladimir Putinhas underlined The spokesman from the Russian presidency, Dmitry PeskovThe first step it must be “the solution from the Ukrainian crisis».
After that, he has addedthe two Villages they can devote to «Commercial, economic and investment projects».
Among the first sectors that they can considertheextraction from the rare earthbecause «theAmerica He has need And we have it in abundance», He said again Peskov.
Yesterday eveningin oneinterview in TV, Putin I had launched theidea Of attract American investors, public And privateprecisely for the exploitation from the rare earth, affirm that the Russia ha “significantly superior” reserves atUkrainefrom the Mumansk region In the north-westal Caucasus In the southup toFar East.
The Kremlin He says there will want time And patience For reconstruct the relations with the USA after it clash of the last yearsbut meanwhile show decidedly Of appreciate the movement Of Trump for the rapprochement.
Starting from the resolution approved In the UN Security Council on American proposalin which yes hopes a lasting peace in Ukrainebut avoid Of identify theattacker in the Russia.
“The United States they are hire a much more balanced positionwhich really helps The effort faces a solve The conflict», He has cloin Peskov.
And then hop that «perhaps, in basis to the results of the contacts Between European And Americansalso theEurope “In some way will gravitate towards a greater balance “.
For NowtheEurope Show not wanting to remain excluded from the match on strategic materialslike rare earth And Other precious metals for the industrial technology.
«Twenty -one of 30 critical materials of which theEurope ha need may be supplied fromUkraine in one Win-Win partnership», He has affirmed The Commissioner Sejourne After his meetings to Kiev.
“Yes deals with Of cooperation with theUkraineis not there any kind Of competition with the United States», He has hold to underline a spokesman from the Commission.
For raise there industrial cooperation with Washington, Putin ha advanced also theidea of a participation Of American companies at the development of a pole for the production Of aluminum in the Asian region Of Krasnoyarsk, dust off a old project ofIt was Soviet.
“The cost to the current prices it would be 15 billion dollarswe can do a thought», He has explained The president.
Meanwhilethe Russian authorities they are developing the rules forpossible return Of Western companies who have left The Village afterstart of conflict, According to sources of Ministry of Finance cited from the Economic newspaper Vedomosti.
However, the First deputy prime minister Denis Manturov he said toRia Novosti agency that, in particular for i Western car groupsit will not be simple return on the Russian marketwhere they are affirmed in these three years the Chinese brands.
From their, analysts And American investors, cited from the New York Times, they consider unlikely that the Large Usa companies they want to return in Russia in short time.
Not just because yes they would find to cottage with awar economy with Interest rates al 21% and one deficiency Of laborbut also a cause ofunpredictability from the economic policy of Kremlin.