us-denies-to-extend-security-guarantees-to-ukraine-reports

The US has denied Ukraine’s request for security guarantees as part of the newly signed mineral resources agreement, reports said. 

 

The nine-page deal, signed the same day after months of negotiations and published on Thursday by the Ukrainian government, enables the United States exclusive access to Ukraine’s mineral projects, including rare and critical earth metals and minerals.

 

It also established a joint investment fund for support for Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction.

 

Despite its scope, the final agreement contains no formal pledge of future US military support, a key demand from Ukraine during negotiations. Instead, it vaguely mentions a “long-term strategic alignment” and promises US backing for Ukraine’s “security, prosperity, reconstruction, and integration into global economic frameworks.”

 

Reports citing sources said that the US has dismissed the idea of providing Kyiv with explicit security guarantees like Israel in the talks.

 

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce defended the agreement, suggesting that US involvement alone offers implicit protection.

 

“When America is your friend and your partner, your nation is going to be better off. And there is a security component just in our presence,” she told reporters.

 

Meanwhile, the analysts informed reporters that the deal could potentially help secure US President Donald Trump’s continued interest in Ukraine now that he is directly invested and will potentially open the door for more negotiations on military assistance and a peace deal with Russia. 

 

Still, critics argued that without binding guarantees, the deal’s impact may be limited if the conflict continues. 

 

Ukraine’s parliament is expected to ratify the agreement within two weeks. The United States has framed the deal as a way for Ukraine to repay past military aid-estimated at $350 billion by Trump.

 

The debt repayment clause, however, was dropped from the final text. After signing, Trump said the US could “in theory” recover “much more” than $350 billion through the deal. 

 

Commenting on the deal, deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that the United States has coerced the Kyiv regime to pay for American aid with equal or more repayments through minerals,” warning that this is an indication to all that the US will recover all aid assistance twice or more than thrice with the vanishing wealth of the country.”