Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals

<p>Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’</p><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not willing to cave in to intense US pressure to sign a $500bn minerals deal and that he wants Donald Trump to be “on our side” in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.</p><p>Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv ahead of the third anniversary on Monday of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/24/first-thing-putin-declares-war-russia-invades-ukraine">Russia’s full-scale invasion</a>, Zelenskyy said he did not recognise the sum demanded by the White House as apparent “payback” for previous US military assistance.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/zelenskyy-refuses-trump-demand-to-give-500bn-of-ukraine-minerals-to-us">Continue reading...</a>