On March 2nd, local time, on March 1st, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant stated in an interview with US media that Ukrainian President Zelensky had twice refused to sign a mineral agreement with the United States in front of his meeting with US President Trump in the Oval Office. Besent said, ‘This is definitely one of the biggest diplomatic mistakes in the history of President Zelensky.’. Besent explained that Zelensky told him at a meeting in Kiev that he would not sign a mineral agreement that would exchange billions of dollars in US aid for Ukraine’s rare earth and other resources. Bessen stated that Zelensky also refused to reach an agreement with US Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio. (CCTV News)
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