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Trump says minerals deal has been ‘pretty much’ negotiated with Zelenskyy, meeting slated for Friday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to a draft of a minerals deal with the White House, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
Trump told reporters that the Ukrainian leader plans to travel to D.C. on Friday to meet with him after the officials agreed to the terms of the deal, which was first reported by Reuters. The U.S. president added that the two leaders are «just in the process of negotiating.»
«We’ve pretty much negotiated our deal on earth [minerals] and various other things,» Trump said. «We’ll be looking…. general security for Ukraine later on. I don’t think that’s going to be a problem. There are a lot of people that want to do it, and I spoke with Russia about it. They didn’t seem to have a problem with it. So I think they understand they’re not going back. And once we do this, they’re not going back.»
The pact, which would involve giving the U.S. access to natural resources in exchange for America’s support of Ukraine amid its war with Russia, was days in the making. Trump said on Friday that his administration was «pretty close» to striking a deal, and on Monday, he hinted that a meeting between him and Zelenskyy was imminent.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump have tentatively agreed to a minerals deal. (Reuters)
«It’ll be a deal with rare earths and various other things. And, he would like to come, as I understand it, here to sign it. And that would be great with me,» Trump said. «I think they then have to get it approved by their council or whoever might approve it, but I’m sure that will happen.»
Since his Jan. 20 inauguration, Trump has prioritized recouping the cost of U.S. aid to Ukraine by gaining access to Ukrainian resources, including titanium, iron and uranium. U.S. aid to the war-torn country has totaled tens of billions of dollars since February 2022.
That commitment has led to tension between him and Zelenskyy, and Trump ridiculed the politician as a «modestly successful comedian» in a Truth Social post last week.
«A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,» Trump’s post reads. «In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only ‘TRUMP,’ and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going.»
«I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…..»
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Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Mykola Tys/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously lauded the potential pact in a Sunday interview on «Sunday Morning Futures.»
«The first part of this is a partnership between Ukraine and the U.S. that involves strategic minerals, energy and state-owned enterprises, where we set up a partnership, and we are only looking forward,» Bessent said.
«We make money if the Ukrainian people make money, and I believe that with the United States of America, our businesses are willing to come in and provide capital that we can accelerate the Ukrainian growth trajectory and take in substantial monies for the U.S. taxpayers and get the Ukrainian economy on a great growth trajectory.»
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to cooperating with the U.S. if Trump signals interest in mining minerals in Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
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President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Feb. 21, 2025. (Pool via AP)
«Russia is one of the undisputed leaders in terms of reserves of these rare and rare-earth metals,» Putin said during an interview on Russian state television. «These are quite capital-intensive investments, capital-intensive projects. We would be happy to work together with any foreign partners, including American ones.»
Reuters and Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley, Brooke Singman and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
NATO ally Poland on Tuesday deployed «military aviation» to its skies in response to strikes Russia launched at Ukrainian towns near the war-torn nation’s western borders.
Warsaw’s Operational Command confirmed in a post on X that Polish airspace was not violated in the attacks and that the long-range Russian strikes had ceased by Tuesday afternoon, though it is not the first time a NATO nation has had to scramble warplanes to counter Russian threats in recent weeks.
While Russia has long employed a brutal campaign of aerial bombardments to hit Ukraine, including long-range strikes, the last attacks came one day after a U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bomber reportedly flew from the U.K. to Estonia before circling back by way of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland — all of which border Russia, Ukraine or both.
Polish F-16 jet fighters fly over during the military parade. Warsaw on Tuesday Feb. 25, 2025 was forced to launch its aid defenses after Russia hit western Ukraine with long-range strikes near Poland’s border. (Neil Milton/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Reports suggested the bomber, which was flanked by F-35s and F-A18 fighter jets, flew over the Estonian capital city of Tallin to mark Estonia’s Independence Day, though it also coincided with the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s air force on Tuesday said on Telegram that Russia had fired some 213 drones and seven missiles into Ukraine. Six of the missiles and 133 drones were reportedly shot down.
The attack also came just days after Russia launched its largest-ever drone strike against Ukraine, firing 267 UAV’s across Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Poland said it «is constantly monitoring the situation in the territory of Ukraine and remains in constant readiness to ensure the security of Polish airspace.»
Warsaw also pledged an additional $210 million in military aid to Ukraine on Tuesday, its 46th military aid package since the invasion began, bringing its support to roughly $4 billion in aid.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz did not confirm what arms would be included in the package, though he did note it will encompass training for troops.
An American B-52 Bomber flew from the U.K. to Estonia on Monday Feb. 24, 2024, on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Depicte here are two similiar B-52 Bombers and two F-15 fighter jets that flew over New Orleans in 2020. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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«We will train the Ukrainian military,» the minister said, reported the Kyiv Independent. «Out of 80-90,000 soldiers trained by the EU countries, Poland has trained about a third – 28,000 soldiers.»
Western leaders and allied nations, like Japan and Turkey, on Monday descended upon Kyiv for a summit in support of Ukraine on the third anniversary of the start of the war.
According to a post on X by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, «Over 40 leaders of states, institutions, and international organizations, both in person and online, have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and Ukrainians.»
«New aid packages have been announced: weapons, air defense systems, financial and humanitarian assistance, investments in defense production, and sanctions against the aggressor,» he added.
Zelenskyy’s post was accompanied by the flags of 36 other nations who were represented at the summit, and notably, the American flag was not listed, highlighting the divisions that have erupted between Kyiv and Washington since the Trump administration re-entered the White House.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) greets US envoy Keith Kellogg at his offices in Kyiv on February 20, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Though special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. General Keith Kellogg, was in Ukraine last week and met with Zelenskyy, it does not appear any American representative was present for the summit.
The only other NATO nations not to attend the summit were Portugal, North Macedonia and Hungary, while non-NATO nations like Austria, Ireland and Malta were present.
«Our unity with all who value freedom and life remains unshakable,» Zelenskyy said. «Support for Ukraine does not stop, and together we are bringing closer the day when true peace for Ukraine will be restored. We thank everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people.»
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