Poroshenko insists on importance of minerals agreement with USA, demands to familiarize with its substantive part
MP, leader of the European Solidarity party Petro Poroshenko notes that the minerals agreement with the United States is decisive for Ukraine's relations with its strategic partner, but its ratification without familiarizing the MPs with all its components is unacceptable, the political force's website reported on Tuesday.
"I want to emphasize that without the active participation of the United States, it will be almost impossible for us to achieve an end to the war, a ceasefire, and the long-awaited, sustainable peace. Therefore, this is perhaps the most important event of 2025, at least its first half, and therefore we must pay great attention to this agreement. The Ukrainian people have earned the right to know what is in this agreement... We demand a meeting with the Prime Minister, with the negotiating team, so that we are given the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with and verify the substantive part of this agreement," Poroshenko said.
He said that the European Solidarity faction had agreed to meet on Wednesday evening, after a meeting with government officials, and formulate its proposals. "We will come out publicly with our position, and the people will know how our faction will vote and what proposals we will put forward in order to ensure our positive vote. Because the risks are extremely high if the Verkhovna Rada does not ratify this agreement," Poroshenko said.
According to the politician, the document should contain security guarantees, bring us closer to peace, "and secondly, so that we restore the trust and relations between Ukraine and the United States that were destroyed in the Oval Office."
"Ukraine needs a strong position, pressure on Putin in order to end the war. Ukraine needs, in case Putin does not agree to this, the so-called plan ‘B:’ this is an unlimited number of special weapons, this is long-range weapons, this is anti-aircraft weapons, this is electronic warfare systems, artillery shells, intelligence and everything to increase the power of the Armed Forces. And at the same time, hellish sanctions that will deprive Putin of the opportunity to finance the war. Oil prices and everything else can do this," he believes.
"We emphasize that this agreement, the ratification protocol, must include a reference to the Crimea Declaration, which Pompeo signed at my request on behalf of Trump on behalf of the United States, which states: Crimea is Ukraine. Forever. And the second position is the security guarantees that were signed by President Biden and President Zelenskyy. If they are signed, if they are in effect, then refer to them during ratification," Poroshenko noted.
As reported, draft law No. 0309 on the ratification of the agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the United States of America on the establishment of the American-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund was registered in the Verkhovna Rada on May 1.