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Source: US-Ukraine minerals deal hits last-minute hurdle
周三，美国和乌克兰在即将签署一项关于开发乌克兰矿产的框架协议时遇到了最后一刻的障碍。英国《金融时报》看到了经过马拉松式谈判后签署的协议，协议称，美国和乌克兰——通过开发基辅的自然资源和建立联合投资基金——将“寻求创造必要条件……增加对乌克兰采矿、能源和相关技术的投资”。三名乌克兰官员说，在谈判代表多次熬夜商定条款后，乌克兰第一副总理尤利娅·斯维里登科于周三飞往华盛顿，与美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特签署协议。但三位知情人士说，当斯维里登科的飞机飞往美国时，问题出现了，贝森特的团队告诉她“应该准备好签署所有协议，否则就回国”。三位知情人士透露，美国希望乌克兰在周三签署框架协议、第二份详细基金协议（该协议将完成完整的矿产协议）以及第三份技术文件。一位了解美国想法的人士周三表示，乌克兰曾试图重新审视周末达成的条款，并告知斯维里登科在协议最终敲定之前不得飞往美国。该人士表示，目前双方的分歧在于治理、透明度机制和资金的可追溯性。但他们表示，如果乌克兰恢复最初的条款，该协议最早仍可能在周三签署。
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The US and Ukraine hit last-minute hurdles on Wednesday as they were on the verge of signing a framework deal on exploiting Ukraine’s minerals. The agreement they had been due to sign after marathon negotiations, which was seen by the Financial Times, said the US and Ukraine — through developing Kyiv’s natural resources and creating a joint investment fund — would “seek to create the conditions necessary to . . . increase investment in mining, energy and related technology in Ukraine”. Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, flew to Washington on Wednesday to sign the deal with US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, said three Ukrainian officials, after negotiators repeatedly worked late into the night to agree terms. But problems arose as Svyrydenko’s plane headed to the US, and Bessent’s team told her she should “be ready to sign all agreements, or go back home”, said three people familiar with the matter. The Americans want the Ukrainians to sign the framework deal, a second detailed fund agreement that would complete the full minerals deal and a third technical document all together on Wednesday, said three people briefed on the situation. A person familiar with the US’s thinking said on Wednesday that Ukraine had sought to revisit terms agreed at the weekend, and that Svyrydenko had been told not to fly to the US until the agreements were finalised. The person said sticking points related to governance, a transparency mechanism and traceability of funds. But the deal could still be signed as early as Wednesday if Ukraine returned to the original terms, they said.
