Trump and Zelenskyy to meet very soon - White House
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may take place in the near future.
This was stated by the White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, Censor.NET reports citing Fox News.
"We expect these meetings to take place very soon," she said.
According to Levitt, Trump expects to sign an agreement on rare earth minerals with Zelenskyy.
"It's only right to sign this agreement, given what American taxpayers have done for Ukraine," she added.
Minerals agreement with the US
As a reminder, Trump has said he wants to strike a $500 million deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on access to rare earth resources and natural gas in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees in any potential peace settlement.
President Zelenskyy said that the agreement with the US on minerals would be signed at the ministerial level when ready and subject to guarantees. Currently, this document is not ready to protect Ukraine's interests.
Later, Trump said that Ukraine had disrupted the deal on rare earth metals. The agreement was needed so that the US could recover the money spent on supporting Ukraine.
Later, it was reported that the Trump administration had given Ukraine an "improved" draft of the minerals agreement that "complies with Ukrainian law".
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if the United States wants to see specific figures in the minerals agreement, then according to Ukrainian law, ratification by the Verkhovna Rada will be necessary.
