U.S.-Ukraine Minerals "Trillion-Dollar Deal": Media Reveals Both Sides' Considerations

Composite image of Ukrainian President Zelensky and U.S. President Trump. (Xinhua/AFP)

乌克兰官员日说，乌方与美国已就共同开发乌矿产资源的协议达成一致。美国总统特朗普称，他获知乌克兰总统泽连斯基日要来华盛顿签署协议，这笔"交易"价值或达万亿美元。

按照乌方说法，最新版协议草案删除原版中不利于乌方的条款，但没有明确提及美国对乌"安全保障"。有欧洲媒体认为，原版协议草案意味着美国"经济殖民"乌克兰。一些分析师指出，借助矿产协议，美国既能控制乌方关键资源，也为其推动俄乌和平谈判增加向俄罗斯施压的筹码。

What are the differences between the old and new drafts?

According to reports by AFP and Bloomberg citing informed sources such as senior Ukrainian officials, Ukraine has agreed to the terms of the mineral agreement and is currently reviewing the related details. It is expected that the finance ministers of both countries will initial the agreement soon, with a formal signing to take place when Zelensky visits the U.S. and meets with Trump.

特朗普日在白宫告诉媒体记者："这是一笔非常大的交易，可能是万亿美元的交易。我们……花费了数千亿美元，打一场原本绝不应该发生的战争。"

U.S. media reports indicate that the latest agreement no longer includes a provision for Ukraine to contribute billions of dollars to a U.S.-owned fund, nor does it require Ukraine to repay any future U.S. aid at double the amount. Under the new agreement, the U.S. and Ukraine will jointly establish a fund into which Ukraine will allocate a percentage of future revenues from its oil, gas, mineral, and other resources. The U.S. will hold the majority of the economic benefits generated by this fund and will reinvest a portion of the fund’s proceeds back into Ukraine. The U.S. has pledged to support Ukraine's future economic development.

However, the latest agreement does not include provisions for the United States to provide security guarantees to Ukraine. It is reported that Trump and Zelensky will discuss this issue further during their meeting.

Does Ukraine intend to restart Ukraine-US relations?

美国媒体报道说，泽连斯基先前寻求与特朗普面对面会晤，却眼睁睁看着美国撇下乌克兰，与俄罗斯讨论如何结束冲突。泽连斯基此前拒绝了美方提出的一份矿产协议方案，理由是美方要求乌克兰交出%的矿产资源，但没有提供对乌克兰的"安全保障"。

泽连斯基还抱怨，美国提供的援助合计不到亿美元，却要求乌克兰"用矿产等偿还亿美元"。美乌关系迅速紧张，泽连斯基和特朗普隔空互怼。一些欧洲国家同样对美国狮子大开口感到震惊。欧洲舆论说，美乌矿产协议堪比第一次世界大战后要求战败国德国作出巨额赔偿的《凡尔赛条约》。

泽连斯基日在一场新闻发布会上说，"不希望十代乌克兰人必须偿还"矿产协议带来的"负债"。

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只是，尽管乌方坚持要求，最新版矿产协议草案仍未写明美方向乌克兰提供"安全保障"。法新社援引那名乌克兰高官的话报道，协议条款泛泛提及"安全"，称致力于持久和平，美国支持保障乌克兰安全的努力。

《华尔街日报》说，虽然协议最新文本不包含"安全保障"，但乌克兰官员希望它可以帮助重启乌方与特朗普的关系。法新社报道，在乌方看来，同意签署协议是乌方让步，以换取美方在后续协商中对乌作出安全保证。

The U.S. wants all the resource chips.

美国布鲁金斯学会研究员斯科特安德森接受路透社采访时说，在大部分国家看来，美乌矿产协议是"一种海盗行为"，但对乌克兰而言，要获取特朗普和共和党籍美国国会议员支持，有必要接受这份协议。在乌方看来，这可以让特朗普成为俄乌冲突中"真正的利益攸关方"。安德森认为这是背后的"逻辑"。

Alina Polyakova, director of the U.S. think tank Center for European Policy Analysis, told The Wall Street Journal that the U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement could increase Trump's leverage in potential peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

On [Month Day], U.S. President Trump attended a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Hu Yousong, Xinhua News Agency.

特朗普日说，和平协议达成后，乌克兰需要部署"某种形式"的维和部队。尽管俄罗斯反对欧洲国家在乌克兰部署军队，但特朗普向媒体记者保证，和平协议将包括"一种所有人能接受的维和形式"。

An informed source told Reuters reporters that the United States and Ukraine are still discussing future U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine.