by Brett Samuels at The Hill
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit the White House on Friday as Kyiv and the Trump administration work to finalize an agreement on critical minerals.
President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he heard Zelensky was visiting on Friday, “and certainly it’s OK with me if he’d like to.”
Trump a day earlier had signaled Zelensky could be in Washington this week or next week to sign off on a critical minerals deal between the two countries.
The Trump administration has been involved in talks with Ukraine about gaining access to the country’s critical minerals amid talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war. U.S. officials have suggested the deal would benefit Ukraine because it would create a greater incentive for the U.S. to provide security guarantees for Kyiv.
The Associated Press reported that Ukrainian officials said they had the framework of a deal in place with the U.S.
Ukrainian officials say Kyiv has agreed on a framework for an…
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