The world waits to see what could come from a key deal between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Trump that could open Kyiv’s minerals to the U.S. in exchange for security.
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UkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyyonFridayissettomeetwithPresidentDonaldTrumpforthefirsttimesincehere-enteredtheWhiteHousetosignwhatcouldbeakeymineralsdealtohelpendRussia’swar.
Thoughsomedetailsoftheagreementhaveemergedsincethemeetingwasannouncedthisweek,theexacttermsremainunclear,andEuropeanleaders,includingRussianPresidentVladimirPutin,arewaitingtoseewhatcouldcomeoutofthisagreement,particularlywhenitcomestosecuritydemands.
TrumponWednesdaytoldreportersthatZelenskyycould“forgetabout”anyambitionstojoinNATO,buttheUkrainianpresidentalsosaidthatdaythatheneedssecurityguarantees,otherwise“wewon’thaveaceasefire,nothingwillwork,nothing.”
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“IwanttofindaNATOpathorsomethingsimilar,”Zelenskyysaid.
UkrainianleadershiphaslongsoughtNATOmembership,and
