US official urges Ukraine to embrace $500 billion mineral deal with Trump

A U.S. official has advised Ukraine to stop criticizing Donald Trump and to sign a $500 billion mineral deal. The deal would transfer significant natural resources to the U.S. amid ongoing peace talks with Russia. National security adviser Mike Waltz stated that Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, should reconsider his stance on Trump’s approach to negotiations. The U.S. has not supported a UN resolution condemning Russian aggression for the first time since the war began. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited Kyiv, presenting the mineral deal as compensation for military aid. Zelenskyy emphasized that any agreement would require U.S. security guarantees for a post-war settlement.