Zelensky says Ukraine ready to sign US minerals deal after clash with Trump

Ukraine is ready to sign a minerals deal with the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told UK media on Sunday.

“The agreement that’s on the table will be signed if the parties are ready,” he told a late-night huddle with some UK media after a landmark summit in London.

The deal, which was supposed to be a step towards helping to end the conflict in Ukraine, fell through on Friday after a televised Oval Office clash with US President Donald Trump.

“It is our policy to continue what happened in the past, we’re constructive,” Zelensky said, quoted by the BBC.

“If we agreed to sign the minerals deal, we’re ready to sign it.”

Earlier on Sunday, top Washington officials suggested that Zelensky might have to step down if a peace deal is to be reached, underscoring Trump’s stunning shift in approach to the war with Russia.