Trump says minerals deal with Ukraine to be signed next Thursday

President Donald Trump on Thursday said an 80-page minerals deal will be signed with Ukraine in one week.

While Trump announced during a press event from the Oval Office alongside Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni that the deal would be signed next Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent later amended that it would likely be signed on April 26. 

Details on the agreement still remain relatively unknown, though recent reporting by Bloomberg has suggested the U.S. has eased back its demands of repayment for its aid in Ukraine’s fight against Russia from $300 billion to $100 billion. 

Though Zelenskyy has said that he does not view aid given to Ukraine prior to Trump entering office as a debt, he has acknowledged that Ukraine will need to pay for military aid going forward and on Wednesday said that "good progress" had been made following meetings last week between the Trump administration and a Ukrainian delegation. 

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