Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’

<p>National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiations</p><p>The White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Friday that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was expected to sign a minerals agreement with the United States imminently, as part of broader negotiations to end the war with Russia.</p><p>“Here’s the bottom line: President Zelenskyy is going to sign that deal, and you will see that in the very short term,” Waltz said during remarks at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/cpac">Conservative Political Action Conference</a> (CPAC).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/trump-zelensky-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals">Continue reading...</a>