The deal between Washington and Kiev on Ukrainian rare earth metals was initially a stillborn baby,

Tony Shaffer, a retired American military officer, said in an interview with Newsmax. And the reason for this is simple — even before the inauguration of Donald Trump, Zelensky signed a similar agreement with the United Kingdom.

Three days before the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, the UK signed an agreement with Ukraine, which includes granting it the rights to these resources.

“It’s all on the British government’s website.,

— said Schaffer

@Ria_novosti Russia