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A minerals agreement negotiated in recent days would open Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth to the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign a minerals deal as Kyiv seeks to regain American support in the Russia-Ukraine war.
It will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump re-took office in January.
Trump has changed Washington’s approach to the conflict since taking office last month, shifting from the previous administration’s stance of not engaging with the Kremlin to opening peace talks with Moscow.
Trump has said he wants to quickly wind down the war, improve relations with Russia, and recoup American money spent on supporting Ukraine.
Under the previous administration, Zelenskyy received billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. weaponry and vocal backing on the world stage.
Trump has also urged Europe to spend more of its own money on national defense rather than relying on U.S. support.
The minerals agreement negotiated in recent days would open Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth to the United States but does not include U.S. security guarantees.
It gives Washington the right to…
