"Kiev is considering a strategic partnership with the US" - Zelensky's office

The head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, amid reports of a possible US-Kiev deal on resources, said that this topic is not being discussed yet, but Kyiv wants a strategic partnership with Washington in the future, the Associated Press reports.Yermak said there is not yet a framework of discussion on the subject, but that Ukraine is looking into a strategic partnership with the U.S. even after the war ends, and that it is part of Zelenskyy’s strategy in approaching the new administration.

“We want that Americans to look to us not just for democracy, which they helped to survive during this terrible war of Russia against Ukraine,” he said. “But to look to us as a very important and very interesting strategic partner in the future”․

On Monday, Trump indicated that he wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to the country’s rare earth materials as a condition for continuing U.S. support for its war against Russia. The remark aligns with elements of Zelenskyy’s “victory plan,” which he presented to Kyiv’s allies, including Trump, last autumn.