As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his way down the streets of Washington, he had one simple objective for his meeting in the Oval Office: Use the critical minerals deal to get out of President Donald Trump’s crosshairs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump will meet in Washington to discuss a deal on minerals that stands to play an outsized role in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the United States. The Ukrainian leader is scheduled to meet with his American counterpart Donald Trump. During the visit, Ukraine and the United States will sign a framework agreement on minerals.

The agreement appears to involve concessions on both sides, with Ukraine not receiving the security guarantees it urgently wants to help it defeat Russian forces.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the mineral agreement between Ukraine and the U.S. was prepared and directly tied to security guarantees for Ukraine. On February 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and the United States were "very ...

Zelenskyy said this during a briefing ... As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Wednesday, February 26, that the agreement between Ukraine and the U.S. on minerals has been prepared, it is directly ...

“I want to coordinate with the U.S.,” Zelenskyy said. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said ...

Source: Zelenskyy’s comments to Ukrainian journalists on Wednesday ... Earlier on 26 February, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed that Ukraine would review the preliminary investment agreement on minerals with the US.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a long-sought minerals deal.