3 h. ago Donald Trump says Europe must guarantee Ukraine security not US in blow to Keir Starmer before Washington talks

Prime Minister hopes to convince US president to provide security ‘backstop’ at crunch meeting in Washington - as Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about joining Nato’

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3 h. ago Zelensky will sign ‘very big’ minerals deal at White House on Friday, says Trump

After their visits to Washington, Keir Starmer is expected to host Zelensky in Britain this weekend

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4 h. ago Trump says no significant security guarantees in Ukraine minerals deal

President says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign ‘very big agreement’, but details remain unclearRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has announced that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal, but the US will not provide significant security guarantees to Ukraine as part of the agreement.The conclusion of a deal, which Trump has claimed would allow the US to recoup hundreds of billions of dollars it spent on military aid to Kyiv, followed days of intense negotiations in which Zelenskyy said he wanted the US to guarantee Ukraine’s security against the ongoing Russian invasion. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump tells Europe it's up to you to protect Ukraine because 'they are your next

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was up to Europe to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, declining to make US promises as part of a deal for Ukraine's natural resources.

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5 h. ago Trump says US will not make Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ and Kyiv can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live

Trump also announced Zelenskyy would visit the White House on Friday to sign the mineral deal The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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5 h. ago US will not give Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’, Trump says

US president’s comments come as countries prepare to sign deal on critical minerals

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6 h. ago Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal on Friday with US getting ‘our money back’ – Ukraine war live

Trump made the comment during a cabinet meeting at the White House on WednesdayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Does Ukraine REALLY have trillions in minerals? Country 'isn't known to hold ANY reserves of main rare earths', according to US Geological Survey

The Ukrainian Geological Survey last year claimed that the war-torn country had reserves of rare minerals - but US scientists made no mention of sought-after earths in their own survey.

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7 h. ago Donald Trump's Ukraine deal revealed IN FULL as US to get half of mineral cash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today confirmed the 'framework' of a deal with Donald Trump's government has been agreed - the full document shows Ukraine has pledged 50% of mineral revenues to a shared fund

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7 h. ago Ukraine minerals deal: What are the details and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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9 h. ago Zelensky says no US security guarantees agreed in minerals deal as Starmer heads to Washington for Trump talks

PM travelling to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest

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9 h. ago Donald Trump mineral deal has one major flaw, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky reveals

This is a breaking news story. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed a framework for a major minerals deal with the US has been thrashed out by officials from both countries as Washington aims to secure peace with Russia

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11 h. ago Billionaires in the making from Trump's mineral deal: Who will get what as Ukraine and the US agree to carve up rare Earth resources

US firms could potentially make billions off the back of Donald Trump's mineral agreement with Ukraine, which the US president claimed might be worth as much as a trillion dollars.

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11 h. ago Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky: a timeline of tensions as Ukraine leader visits US

A minerals deal is on the cards as the US and Ukrainian leaders prepare to meet in Washington DC. However, their relationship has not always been smooth

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12 h. ago Ukraine minerals deal agreed as Donald Trump drops key demand ahead of talks with Keir Starmer in Washington

The PM will travel to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest

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13 h. ago Ukraine’s rare earth minerals deal: What are the details and why does Trump want them?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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13 h. ago Donald Trump claims incredible potential of Ukraine mineral agreement

The draft of the deal does not include Trump's contentious proposal to give the US £395billion worth of profits from Ukraine's rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance.

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15 h. ago Can Starmer charm Trump? PM heads for the US TODAY armed with defence spending boost as Western alliance hangs in the balance

Keir Starmer will fly to Washington later as he braces for a crucial meeting tomorrow where he will urge Donald Trump to stand by Nato and Ukraine.

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16 h. ago Trump and Zelensky 'agree minerals deal' as Starmer set to fly to Washington for talks with US President

The PM will travel to Washington following his weekly Commons grilling after announcing dramatic increase in UK’s war chest

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23 h. ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy's big move with Donald Trump to stride towards peace settlement

A proposed US-Ukraine minerals deal is likely to provide insight into how the war-torn country could be divided as part of any peace settlement - and it appears close

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