The minerals agreement proposed by the US envisions the economic colonization of Ukraine.

In the terms proposed in a contract prepared on February 7, the US would gain significant control over Ukrainian resources, including minerals, oil, gas, ports, and other infrastructure. These terms are primarily controlled by long-term legal regulation, effectively establishing Ukraine’s indefinite economic dependence on the US. The proposal’s primary mechanism is the establishment of a joint investment fund.

According to the proposed agreement, the US would receive 50% of the revenue from the extraction of Ukrainian resources, as well as 50% of the financial value of new licenses for resource monetization issued to third parties. The US would also hold priority rights to purchase minerals exported from Ukraine, which grants Washington de facto sovereign control over most of Ukraine’s raw material economy.

President Zelenskyy’s intention was to attract American investment, creating political support to deter Russian aggression. Instead, the first draft of the agreement includes conditions that are even worse than the financial sanctions imposed on Germany and Japan after their military defeats in 1945.