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Boris Johnson backs Trump's deal on Ukraine's natural resources
The Kyiv Independent news desk
February 25, 2025
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced support for the U.S.-proposed deal on Ukraine's natural resources during an event in Kyiv on Feb. 24 attended by the Kyiv Independent.
"The deal should be signed," Johnson said, speaking at the YES conference event held in Kyiv by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion. "It commits the U.S. to a free and sovereign Ukraine. A continued American support is well worth the price for Ukraine."
Ukrainian officials said earlier the same day that negotiations on the deal, which would entrench U.S. interests in Ukraine's resources, are in their final stages.
Despite pressure from Washington, President Volodymyr Zelensky has been reluctant to sign the initial drafts of the deal as they lacked security commitments for Ukraine and because the $500 billion demanded by Washington vastly outnumbered the $100 billion provided under the previous U.S. administration.
The initial White House proposal reportedly sought a 50% interest in Ukraine’s natural resources, including critical minerals, oil, and gas, as well as critical infrastructure and ports. Zelensky said Ukraine is not ready to "split 50/50 without knowing what’s ahead."
Johnson said that he has seen the latest version of the minerals deal: "I think it’s better than it was."
"There will be not a penny incurred to that fund unless there is a free sovereign Ukraine. It says the profits will be reinvested at least annually. Ukrainians have negotiated it very, very well," the former prime minister said.
"I look at this document and I see positive things for Ukraine. It has seeds of hope and progress. Get that deal done and get the U.S. locked in. For all its weaknesses — it doesn’t go far enough on security — it’s still a prospect of progress for Ukraine."
The British politician also praised the document's "good language" about a "long-term economic partnership."
Johnson compared the deal to the World War II-era lend-lease deal, emphasizing that the U.S. imposed a harsh deal for the U.K., which "gave up a lot" and had to pay the U.S. back until 2006....
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