A fiery exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House on Friday scuttled plans – at least for now – for them to sign a deal in Washington that would allow the US access to the Eastern European nation’s vast reserves of critical and rare earth mineral deposits.
Zelenskyy left the White House earlier than scheduled after clashing with Trump and US Vice President JD Vance in front of television cameras on the direction of Russia’s war on Ukraine and whether he has been thankful enough for US assistance to Kyiv.
