Trump confirms Zelensky will be in Washington on Friday to sign minerals deal

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Washington on Friday to finalize a framework agreement on the exploitation of Ukrainian minerals.

“Zelensky is coming on Friday, that’s confirmed now,” Trump said at the start of a cabinet meeting at the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had said earlier that he was aiming to meet with Mr. Trump in Washington on Friday to finalize the agreement and ask him face-to-face whether he would stop American aid to kyiv.