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Zelenskyy Signals Willingness to Work Under Trump’s Leadership, Pushes for Security Agreement Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed readiness to sign a minerals and security agreement with the United States and to collaborate under Donald Trump’s leadership if he returns to the White House. While acknowledging that his recent meeting with Trump "did not go the way it was supposed to," Zelenskyy reaffirmed Ukraine’s commitment to peace and praised the former U.S. president for previously supplying Javelin anti-tank missiles to Kyiv. Call for Peace and Negotiations In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Zelenskyy reiterated Ukraine’s desire for an end to the war and emphasized the need for negotiations to secure lasting peace. "None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President ...

Officials within the U.S. administration are resisting the inclusion of language explicitly identifying Russia as the aggressor in a forthcoming G7 statement marking the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This stance has the potential to undermine the traditional display of unity among member states, according to five Western officials who spoke to the Financial Times . “We firmly believe that a clear distinction must be made between Russia and Ukraine. They are not equivalent,” stated an official with direct knowledge of the discussions. U.S. representatives have opposed the use of the term "Russian aggression" and similar characterizations that G7 leaders have consistently employed since 2022 to describe the conflict, the officials reported. Notably, last year’s G7 leaders' statement referenced Russia’s aggression on five separate occasions. According to two individuals familiar with the matter, the Trump administration’s insistence on moderat...