Trump issued a warning to Zelenskyy…
While flying on Air Force One over the weekend, President Donald Trump warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that there would be a “big problem” if he backed out of the previously discussed rare-earth mineral deal.
“He’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal and if he does that he’s got some problems, big, big problems,” Trump told reporters on Sunday on Air Force One.
“He wants to be a member of NATO, but he’s never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that.”
Watch the clip below:
BACKING OUT?: President Trump warns Ukrainian President Zelenskyy that he will face "big problems" if he tries to renegotiate the rare earth mineral deal. pic.twitter.com/IZGtf70ArB
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 31, 2025
From The New York Post:
The White House has been pushing Kyiv to accept the agreement, which would see Ukraine share its rich mineral deposits with the US.
Trump has characterized the deal as a repayment for the billions in aid the US has given Ukraine over the past three years.
Last week, the two countries issued a joint statement saying they had agreed to conclude a comprehensive agreement as soon as possible.
The development was a sharp turnaround from Trump and Zelensky’s widely publicized dust-up in the Oval Office last month when their meeting threw the deal into limbo.
Zelensky, for his part, has said Kyiv’s lawyers need to review the draft agreement before he can say more about the US offer.
More over at The New York Post:
Trump accuses Zelensky of trying to ‘back out’ of minerals deal https://t.co/PkTDyA93df pic.twitter.com/3XGXPWEdkw
— New York Post (@nypost) March 31, 2025
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