Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine will not recognize previously provided U.S. military aid as loans and emphasized that a new minerals agreement proposed by Washington is markedly different from earlier drafts and must undergo thorough legal review before any decision is made.
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv on March 28, Zelenskyy reiterated Ukraine’s openness to deepening economic cooperation with the United States, particularly in the critical minerals sector. However, he said that Kyiv would reject any agreement that undermines its sovereignty, compromises its bid for European Union membership, or demands repayment for prior wartime assistance….