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Fact check: Who is trump drafting an agreement with to divide Ukraine land and does it have international support?
Checked on March 22, 2025
1. Summary of the results
The situation appears more complex than simply dividing Ukrainian land. There are two separate negotiations happening:
- A minerals and reconstruction deal between Trump and Ukraine that involves revenue sharing from mineral resources and a joint reconstruction fund [1], though an initial $500 billion mineral rights proposal was rejected by Zelensky due to lack of security guarantees [2]
- A separate land division negotiation between Trump and Russia, with talks scheduled with Putin about "dividing up certain assets" including land and power plants [3]. Ukraine has already lost approximately 11% of its territory since the 2022 invasion [4]
2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints
Several crucial pieces of context are missing from the original question:
- Trump has previously made controversial statements about Ukraine giving up land to avoid conflict [5], which provides important background to current negotiations
- The minerals agreement is primarily focused on economic development, not territorial division [1]
- NATO allies have expressed concerns about potential concessions to Russia in these negotiations [4]
- Previous proposals have failed due to lack of security guarantees for Ukraine [2]
3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement
The original question contains several problematic assumptions:
- It conflates two separate negotiations - one about mineral rights and reconstruction [2] [1] and another about territorial division [3] [4]
- It assumes Trump has the authority to make such agreements, when in fact some sources suggest these are primarily discussions and proposals rather than finalized agreements [5] [6]
- The question of "international support" is more nuanced, with NATO allies expressing concern rather than support [4]
- Some sources explicitly state there is no evidence of Trump drafting a land division agreement [5] [6], showing significant disagreement between sources on this fundamental point
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