WASHINGTON – National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Thursday that President Volodimia Zelensky must return to the negotiation table regarding the rare earth mineral trade, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said will provide long-term security for Ukrainians. I stated.
Waltz, who appeared at Thursday's briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, said on where the deal is after Zelensky. I asked. It was rejected The first suggestion.
“He needs to come back to the table and we're going to continue debating where that deal is heading. Again, he has an obligation to taxpayers. I think this is an opportunity. The President said, I see it as an opportunity for Ukraine for the future,” Waltz said.
“In my opinion, there's nothing better than the US investing in prosperity in the long term, for Ukraine's future and its security. And a key part of this was security guarantees.” He added.
The Waltz further emphasized that the war between Russia and Ukraine was coming to an end, and that the Biden administration's “unlimited mantra” towards the war was “end.”
“The kind of open-ended mantra we had under the Biden administration has ended, and I think a lot of people are having a hard time accepting it,” he said. .
“And the other work is that there was a debate from the Prime Minister and President Macron about European-led security guarantees. We welcome that. We have made Europe's own prosperity, security and security. We have been asking them to defend and defend themselves,” he added.
At another point in the briefing, Waltz said the US offers made in the proposed mineral trade were “historical opportunities… resources for America to co-invest in minerals with Ukraine, to truly grow the pie. And,” he said.
“We got a lot of rhetoric in the very unfortunate media, rather than having a constructive conversation about what the deal should do in the future,” he added.
Bescent met with Zelensky in Kiev last week and said that if the deal is made, he will “provide a long-term security shield for all Ukrainians.”
