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The Trump administration and the Ukrainian government were nearing a deal Friday to hand Ukrainian mineral resources over to the United States in exchange for continued security assistance, a person familiar with the negotiations said, potentially easing President Donald Trump’s days of attacks against the embattled country and its leadership.
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Both Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that they were making progress in their discussions after the Ukrainian leader last week initially declined a demand from the Trump administration that he hand over half of Ukraine’s mineral resources to the United States. The request shocked the Ukrainians, officials said, because the potential value of the resources far exceeded that of U.S. assistance.
The progress being made toward a deal underscored the way in which Trump has quickly reshaped Washington’s role in the world by shifting U.S. power toward winning deals from other nations rather than acting to uphold alliances or pushing back on efforts to redraw boundaries by force.
Trump this week called the democratically elected Zelensky a “dictator,” blamed Ukraine for starting the war even though Russia invaded unprovoked, and expressed respect toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has imprisoned, exiled and killed his opponents since gaining power 25 years ago.
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“I’ve had very good talks with Putin, and I’ve had not such good talks with Ukraine,” Trump said Friday ahead of a meeting with governors. “They don’t have any cards, but they play it tough.”
Trump’s Ukraine envoy, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, left the country Friday after days of discussions in Kyiv. Kellogg has been far more sympathetic to Ukraine and Zelensky, and on Friday wrote on X that he had “extensive and positive discussions with [Zelensky], the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war and his talented national security team.”
The Trump administration and the Ukrainian government were nearing a deal Friday to hand Ukrainian mineral resources over to the United States in exchange for continued security assistance, a person familiar with the negotiations said, potentially easing President Donald Trump’s days of attacks against the embattled country and its leadership.
Get concise answers to your questions. Try Ask The Post AI.Both Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that they were making progress in their discussions after the Ukrainian leader last week initially declined a demand from the Trump administration that he hand over half of Ukraine’s mineral resources to the United States. The request shocked the Ukrainians, officials said, because the potential value of the resources far exceeded that of U.S. assistance.
The progress being made toward a deal underscored the way in which Trump has quickly reshaped Washington’s role in the world by shifting U.S. power toward winning deals from other nations rather than acting to uphold alliances or pushing back on efforts to redraw boundaries by force.
Trump this week called the democratically elected Zelensky a “dictator,” blamed Ukraine for starting the war even though Russia invaded unprovoked, and expressed respect toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has imprisoned, exiled and killed his opponents since gaining power 25 years ago.
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“I’ve had very good talks with Putin, and I’ve had not such good talks with Ukraine,” Trump said Friday ahead of a meeting with governors. “They don’t have any cards, but they play it tough.”
Trump’s Ukraine envoy, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, left the country Friday after days of discussions in Kyiv. Kellogg has been far more sympathetic to Ukraine and Zelensky, and on Friday wrote on X that he had “extensive and positive discussions with [Zelensky], the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war and his talented national security team.”
