Ukraine Rejects U.S. Proposal Linking Military Aid to Resource Control

Kyiv deems the revised U.S. resource-sharing proposal a threat to sovereignty as it reviews the terms with legal advisors.

The United States has presented Ukraine with a revised 58-page resource-sharing agreement, granting the U.S. significant control over Ukrainian resources and infrastructure.
Key provisions include repayment of past U.S. military aid as debt, veto powers over resource sales, and prioritization of U.S. companies for extraction projects.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has strongly opposed the proposal, stating it undermines sovereignty and risks derailing Ukraine's EU accession process.
The proposal does not include security guarantees, a critical demand from Ukraine, further straining negotiations.
Legal advisors in Ukraine are reviewing the proposal, with no final decision made, as Kyiv works on a counterproposal to safeguard its interests.