Officials on both sides have apparently agreed to the draft
For Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the deal is central to Kyiv’s push to win US support. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/POOL/AFP via Getty Imagesafter officials agreed to terms on a draft minerals deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
One of the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, told Reuters the White House had proposed the visit. One of the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, told Reuters the White House had proposed the visit.The deal could open up Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth to the US, with Mr Trump seeking hundreds of billions of dollars to repay Washington for its support.
Another source familiar with the matter said Mr Zelenskiy may meet lawmakers on Capitol Hill, but that the schedule of the visit was still in flux. – ReutersIrish link to Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting investigated‘Irish teenagers are so innocent. Where I’m from we learn not to be naive’HSE launches app for patients to ‘manage care’ online
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