Every Sunday, an aspect of European news with our guests. Sunday, May 4: The first agreement between the United States and Ukraine.
Published the 04/05/2025 11:33 Updated the 04/05/2025 11:36 Reading time: 1min
After weeks of pressure and negotiations, an agreement was found, following the requirements of Donald Trump for compensation for American military and financial aid paid to Ukraine, since the Russian invasion in February 2022. Last Wednesday, on April 30, the American secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, and the Vice-Prime Minister Ukrainian and Minister of Economy, Ioulia Svyrydenko “Economic partnership” in Washington. It is an American-Ukrainian agreement on the exploitation of natural resources, among other things, three strategic minerals: manganese, titanium and graphite.
To talk about it with José-Manuel Lamarque and Hadrien Bect : Charles Haqueteditor -in -chief of the Monde Service at l’Expresset Marc Semojournalist, specialist in international questions at Monde and at Challenges.
