Ukraine’s mineral resources can banks the future of the war. What does Trump’s deal really mean?

The huge excavator working in the center of Ukraine near the city of Zhytomyr continues to increase the world and the world and the valuable titanium ore 24 hours a day.

“Ukraine owns about 20 percent of the world’s titanium resources,” the “Operations Manager DmyTro Holik,” The noise of the excavator noise “Operations Manager”.

“Ukraine is very interested than global or European titanium hub.”

At that point, Holic and US President Donald Trump seems to share in the region.

After the weeks, the talks between pains and often social – American and Ukrainian officials are expected to sign in the official source of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.

However, the leader of Ukraine is more clear about what they agreed with him and Trump.

“This deal can be a great success or silently,” Zelenskyy said in Kiev on Wednesday. “And the great success depends on our conversation with President Trump.”

The main contour of the transaction calls on Ukraine to invest money from future natural resource projects in Ukraine, both the United States and the Ukrainian investment fund. In return, Zelenskyy wants to present security guarantees after Trump’s war with Russia.

But Trump seems to have other ideas. He did not intend to offer journalists this week in the Oval office, any guarantee – the financial benefits of the production framework.

“We will return our money,” he said.

As Zelensky emphasizes, the Congress section for Ukraine was not actually a credit.

Strong, tight, light

Titanium rig in Zhytomyr is managed by the Ukrainian Konglomere group DF and has been operating since 2011. Many of the world’s titland are designed in steel production, other recent products – whitening for electronics, engineering and paper production.

Title is very valuable combined with the strength and density, light weight. Item is on the list of US minerals is critical for the economy.

Ukraine has spent the titanium industry since the Soviet era, but Holic says he is fighting in the investment and unstable political situation.

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“The industry has developed and the value of production is low,” he said. “If an entrepreneur removes spare parts from the outside, for example, the logistics and cost will be very high, if it brings a number of new equipment from abroad, for example, brings new equipment from abroad.

Therefore, Holiq says Trump’s mineral pact is the potential to draw and create interest, even the details of the frame are still the details of the meat.

Strategic partner

Andrei Loktiev, who has a doctor and extensive experience in the private sector in Ukraine, will be important that a geologist in the development of the private sector in Ukraine, as a strategic partner in the development of Ukrainian minerals.

“This is about accessing the technology in Ukraine, because we do not have … This (minerals),” he said.

The Ukrainian government estimates about five percent of the world’s critical minerals, including titanium, graphite, lithium and beryllium – can be found in the country.

However, if Trump or Zelensky are looking for a quick turn on their pacts, they will be disappointed, and the pedestrian working in the Ukrainian army in the first 18 months of the war with Russia.

“The fastest way for a new project (forward) is from three to five years (if) you will be ready to push very fast,” he said.

Others in Loktiev and Industry argue the biggest obstacle to unlock the underground wealth in Ukraine.

Another critical mineral

Another critical mineral, graphite, car parts are found in large industrial and consumer products.

CBC News visited a graphite operation of about 200 kilometers south of Kiev in Kirovohrad region.

Like Titan, green ore is drilled in a hearth and is allocated and processed at a nearby facility. However, unlike the constantly working titanium operation, this object has difficulty for the development of two-week graphite in 2024.

“Unfortunately, according to the war, they (owners) have no opportunities and opportunities to invest more,” he said. The rest belongs to the Volt of the Australian mining company.

The graphite operation in Kirovohrad is also extremely old. Some machines used to separate and grind the elephant, were installed in the 1960s when working thousands of employees.

Kostyuk, 850 tons of graphite produced last year is part of the capacity of 13,500 tons, he said. However, investing in the equipment to modernize equipment, to cultivate new employees and develop new markets, despite the future of decades, despite the future of decades, is limited to mine.

“I think the first step will come to Ukraine and will open his mines (global) companies and then see changes,” he said.

However, Costyuk insisted the “to pay for it.” According to him, any movement of US companies to give the status of taxes or royalty release is not only by the country’s mining industry, but most Ukrainians.

He says Trump’s minerals play a catalyst for the end of the war, it will be worth it. But it’s too early to know.

“I hope that this will give us new opportunities, but Trump knows what to do and Zelenskyy’s knowing what I know what to do.”

Doubts remain

Many Ukrainians suspect the intention of the US President.

CBC News, a group of war veterans in a fundraising event in Kiev prepared to confirm the Ukrainian government’s mineral agreement.

All lost their limbs in the existing conflict.

“I don’t believe that Americans are a reason to give any natural wealth,” he said.

“I do not trust them in the United States, taking into account the propaganda on Putin.”

Trump said that Russia wants peace and the end of the war and the most Ukrainian concept of the Ukrainians.

“I think that America has not yet won our natural resources,” he said, “he said, shooting a rocket against the Russian tank, he said.

“There should be a proper balance – not only give us a weapon.”