Media: U.S. relaxes the amount of aid Ukraine should repay to $100 billion
According to知情 sources reported by Bloomberg, the Trump administration relaxed the amount of aid Ukraine should repay from $30 billion to $10 billion after negotiations with Kiev representatives in Washington.
It was reported that: "After last week's negotiations in Washington, the Trump administration reduced its estimated aid amount to Kiev from $30 billion to around $10 billion."
Source said that the U.S. seemed to have relaxed its requirements for Kiev to repay funding. According to Bloomberg, the current estimated amount is close to the figure proposed by Kiev itself, which is more than $9 billion.
On April 12, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources, that the negotiations between the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Washington on the rare earth metals agreement were conducted in an "opposed" atmosphere, with little possibility of a breakthrough.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Strakhnysheyna, said on April 14 that several agreements on the use of Ukrainian resources had been reached between Kiev and Washington, but further negotiations were needed to sign the agreement.
On February 28, Zelensky held talks with U.S. President Trump in Washington, which turned into an argument. After the conflict, Trump "dismissed" Zelensky. During the conflict, Trump felt disrespected. The signing ceremony of the U.S.-Ukraine rare earth metals agreement was also canceled.
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