Ukraine’s Zelensky balks at mineral deal: ‘A grant is not a debt’
Zelensky now says that the hundreds of billions we gave him was NOT a loan but a grant he doesn’t need to pay back
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday balked at signing any mineral-rights deal with the US that would be considered repayment for previous aid given under the Biden administration.
President Trump has been demanding such a pact, but Ukraine has been
pushing for new security guarantees or fresh military funding in
exchange for its minerals. ---More...