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Tariffs of 25 percent on imports from the European Union, the claim that Ukraine can forget about joining NATO, and the announcement of the signing of an agreement on rare minerals with Zelenskiy. All these are topics that Donald Trump spoke about at the first session of his cabinet
United States will introduce a 25 percent tariff on goods from the European Union, the American president said at his first cabinet meeting Donald tramp, claiming that the 27-nation bloc was formed to "deceive" the US.
"We have made a decision and will announce it very soon." It will be 25 percent," Trump said.
The EU and China share the third place in the list of the largest trading partners of the USA. Trump also announced that tariffs of 25 percent on Canada and Mexico will probably begin to be implemented from April.
He gave no further details, but mentioned car manufacturers and said the levies would be applied "broadly".
Agreement on rare minerals with Zelenski
The President of the United States of America also said that Ukraine can "forget" about joining NATO. "NATO, forget about it. I think that's why this whole thing started."
He said that the president of Ukraine would Volodymyr Zelensky could visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare minerals deal that would pay for US military aid to defend against a Russian invasion.
The announcement followed days of tense talks between the US and Ukraine, during which Zelensky claimed the US was pressuring him to sign a deal worth more than $500 billion, which would have to be paid back by "ten generations of Ukrainians".
The media reported late on Tuesday that the terms of the agreement had been reached.
"I hear he's coming on Friday," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "Sure, that's fine with me if that's what he wants." And he wants us to sign together. And I understand that it's a big deal, a very big deal."
No security guarantees
According to a report by the Financial Times, which first broke news of the deal, the new terms of the deal did not include claims for rights to $500 billion in potential revenue from the exploitation of resources, including rare metals, as well as Ukraine's oil and gas resources.
The framework of the agreement includes joint ownership of the fund for the development of Ukrainian mineral resources, with certain reservations for resources that already contribute to the state budget.
The deal is more favorable to Ukraine than the original proposal that came out of Washington, but does not include the long-term security guarantees that Kiev wanted. Certain details of the deal remained unclear, including what the U.S. equity stake in the new fund would be.
Asked what Ukraine would get from the deal, Trump said: "$350 billion, military equipment and the right to continue fighting."
"Basically, we agreed on the country and various other things," Trump added.
"We will look at general security for Ukraine later." I don't think that will be a problem. There are many people who want it, and I have talked to Russia about it. They didn't seem to have a problem with it. So I think they understand that they are not going back. And when we finish this, they won't come back," said the American president.
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