After tense meeting with Trump, Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to sign minerals deal

2025-03-01 15:35:41Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

After tense meeting with Trump, Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to sign minerals

After a tense meeting with Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is "ready to sign the minerals agreement."

But Zelensky insists on security guarantees from the US.

"A ceasefire without security guarantees is dangerous for Ukraine," Zelensky said.

Zelensky notes that US President Donald Trump wants to end the war, "but no one wants peace more than we do ," Zelensky added, writes the BBC.

"A ceasefire won't work with Putin. He has broken ceasefires 25 times in the last ten years. A real peace is the only solution," he says.

Zelensky says he " cannot change Ukraine's position towards Russia."

" The Russians are killing us. Russia is the enemy and this is the reality we face. Ukraine wants peace, but it must be a just and lasting peace. For this, we must be strong at the negotiating table."

Through a post on the social network X, the Ukrainian president says that despite the tense meeting, the US and Ukraine remain strategic partners,

“Despite the tough dialogue, we remain strategic partners. But we need to be honest and direct with each other to truly understand our shared goals.”

He adds that Ukraine is "very grateful" to the United States for all the support, especially during the three years of full-scale occupation, and thanks President Trump.

"I want the US to stand more strongly on our side," Zelensky says.


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