Will Zelensky compromise today?

Zelensky Arrives in Washington to Sign Minerals Deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to arrive in Washington, D.C. today, reportedly to sign a formal agreement on the joint extraction of his nation’s mineral resources, but the final terms of the agreement were up in the air as of Friday morning and it remains unclear whether he will secure an agreement with the White House at all.

The reported agreement stemmed from President Donald Trump’s repeated demands that Ukraine repay the American investment in its defense against the ongoing Russian invasion.

That demand prompted outrage from Kyiv and led to a cycle of reported deals and retractions that further strained relations between both countries.

“$350 billion dollars, lots of equipment, military equipment, the right to fight on,” Trump said this week, when asked what Ukraine got out of the deal.

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Don't know why Zelensky believes U.S. taxpayers should pay for his war with no compensation.