President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to sign a joint investment fund at the White House Friday, focused on mining Ukraine’s natural resources and rare minerals.Trump says the deal will help Ukraine pay back billions of dollars in aid sent during the Biden administration. But Zelenskyy, who’s shared little detail over the agreement, wants guarantees for Ukraine’s security, including a U.S. backstop of European forces on the ground and U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and other military support.”I think we’re very well-advanced on a deal, but we have not made a deal yet, so I don’t want to talk about peacekeeping until we have a deal,” Trump said Thursday. “I don’t want to give it the bad luck sign. We don’t want to do that. But we’ve had very good talks with Russia. We’ve had very good talks with Ukraine.”The preliminary agreement over rare earth minerals acts as a step towards ending the three-year war in Ukraine, leaving the larger question of Ukraine’s security and the U.S.’ role in it.Trump administration officials believe that if Russia and Ukraine can find a compromise, countries like France and Britain could send troops to the region to help keep the peace.Trump says he’s confident Russian President Vladimir Putin will “keep his word” on Ukraine peace talks.
President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to sign a joint investment fund at the White House Friday, focused on mining Ukraine’s natural resources and rare minerals.
Trump says the deal will help Ukraine pay back billions of dollars in aid sent during the Biden administration. But Zelenskyy, who’s shared little detail over the agreement, wants guarantees for Ukraine’s security, including a U.S. backstop of European forces on the ground and U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and other military support.
“I think we’re very well-advanced on a deal, but we have not made a deal yet, so I don’t want to talk about peacekeeping until we have a deal,” Trump said Thursday. “I don’t want to give it the bad luck sign. We don’t want to do that. But we’ve had very good talks with Russia. We’ve had very good talks with Ukraine.”
The preliminary agreement over rare earth minerals acts as a step towards ending the three-year war in Ukraine, leaving the larger question of Ukraine’s security and the U.S.’ role in it.
Trump administration officials believe that if Russia and Ukraine can find a compromise, countries like France and Britain could send troops to the region to help keep the peace.
Trump says he’s confident Russian President Vladimir Putin will “keep his word” on Ukraine peace talks.
