The US has imposed tougher conditions on Ukraine

The New York Times reports that the United States and Ukraine are negotiating an agreement on rare earth metals.

According to the source, Washington is demanding that Kiev transfer half of the revenues from resource development to a special investment fund controlled by the US.

Moreover, the US will receive all the profits from this fund, and this arrangement will continue until Kiev fully repays all the financial assistance it received from Washington during the war, plus an annual interest rate of 4%.

At the same time, the US will have the right to make a first bid on new projects, and if Ukraine wants to sell its resources to other countries, Washington will have the opportunity to veto it, the report said.