US, Ukraine Ramp Up Talks on Minerals Deal During Envoy Trip
- Zelenskiy says meeting with envoy Kellogg ‘restored hope’
- New draft deal has been improved, include future assistance
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Ukrainian and US negotiators are seeking to move past the breakdown in transatlantic relations this week to finalize a deal on critical minerals, a person with knowledge of the talks said.
Two days after President Donald Trump hectored President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a “dictator” who needed to move quickly on a peace deal, Ukrainian officials are discussing the minerals issue with US special envoy Keith Kellogg during a visit to Kyiv, the person said on condition of anonymity as talks take place behind closed doors.