Following Trump and Zelensky’s remarkable argument for the world to see — Ukraine still says it is willing to sign the minerals agreement with Trump.
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Mineral agreement being in part because Donald Trump has demanded that Ukraine fork over a share of its resources in exchange for the past and presumably any future aid for the war torn country.
“We are ready to sign the minerals agreement, and it will be the first step toward security guarantees,” Zelensky said in a statement on social media on Saturday. “But it’s not enough, and we need more than just that. A ceasefire without security guarantees is dangerous for Ukraine. We’ve been fighting for three years, and Ukrainian people need to know that America is on our side.