Zelenskyy expected to visit White House amid push for minerals deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit the White House on February 28 as Kyiv and the Trump administration work to finalize an agreement on critical minerals, Report informs via The Hill.

President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he heard Zelenskyy was visiting on Friday, “and certainly it’s OK with me if he’d like to.”

Trump a day earlier had signaled Zelenskyy could be in Washington this week or next week to sign off on a critical minerals deal between the two countries.

The Trump administration has been involved in talks with Ukraine about gaining access to the country’s critical minerals amid talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war. US officials have suggested the deal would benefit Ukraine because it would create a greater incentive for the US to provide security guarantees for Kyiv.

The Associated Press said that Ukrainian officials said they had the framework of a deal in place with the US.

Ukrainian officials say Kyiv has agreed on a framework for an economic deal with US that they hope will keep aid coming.