Trump confirms Zelenskyy visit to U.S. to sign minerals deal

Trump confirms Zelenskyy visit to U.S. to sign minerals deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be coming to Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on rare-earth minerals and Zelenskyy said its success would depend on the outcome of their discussions.

The deal, under which Kyiv would hand some revenue from its mineral resources to a fund jointly controlled by the U.S., is central to Ukrainian attempts to win strong support from Trump as he seeks a quick end to Russia’s war, with U.S.-Russian talks that have so far excluded Kyiv set to continue on Thursday.