Zelenskyy still open to minerals deal after Oval Office clash with Trump

Zelenskyy still open to minerals deal after Oval Office clash with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is "ready to sign" a deal to grant the U.S. access to his country's rare earth minerals, days after President Donald Trump publicly berated him at the White House.
In an Oval Office clash before the press corps on Friday with shockwaves that reverberated worldwide, Trump admonished Zelenskyy for "gambling with World War III." His vice president, JD Vance, demanded he thank Trump more for U.S. support. Trump, who'd been expected to sign a deal, abruptly sent Zelenskyy packing, saying in a social media post that the Ukrainian president could "come back when he is ready for Peace."
Zelenskyy stated on Sunday he was still prepared to sign the agreement. "I just want the Ukrainian position to be heard," he told reporters, through a translator, in London, where European leaders convened a hasty meeting after the blowup.

"I think our relationship will continue," Zelenskyy said of the U.S. "I do not think it's right when such discussions are totally open."

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