Ukraine has finally agreed to sign a mineral extraction deal with the United States, yielding to repeated calls from Donald Trump. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader, is set to visit Washington this Friday to finalize the agreement,

Responding to questions about a visit from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy amid reports that a rare earth minerals deal is imminent, U.S.

Zelenskyy said that revenues from the resources deal would be deposited in a fund co-owned by Ukraine and the United States and that Kyiv would not be “a debtor” over aid provided under the Biden admi

Certainly it's okay with me, if he'd like to, and he would like to sign it together with me,' says US president - Anadolu Ajansı

"I hear that he's coming on Friday,” Trump said to reporters in the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon, speaking with nonchalance after several days of pressuring Zelenskyy. “Certainly, it's okay with me if he'd like to. He would like to sign it together with me."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington Friday amid negotiations that would give the U.S. access to the eastern European country’s rare earth minerals.

The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on a draft minerals deal, but future weapons shipments and security guarantees remain undecided. Trump is pushing for a swift end to the war, raising concerns about potential concessions to Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to come to Washington later this week to sign a critical minerals deal that is central to Kyiv's push to win U.

President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could visit Washington, D.C., soon to sign a rare minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.

US President Donald Trump has stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to arrive in Washington on Friday, 28 February, for a personal meeting. He has said a deal on mineral extraction may be signed during the talks.