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1 month ago | barrons.com | Andrii Kalchenko |Oleksandr Gimanov |Leonardo Niño

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2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Mikhail Metzel |Andrii Kalchenko |Sergei Supinsky

Kyiv and Washington are engaged in talks over a deal to hand the United States preferential access to Ukraine's mineral deposits, a source in Kyiv told AFP on Friday -- despite a dramatic spat between leaders Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump. The US president's top advisers have doubled down on their attacks on the Ukrainian leader in recent days, after Trump branded him a "dictator" and said Ukraine had "started" the war with Russia.

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Daria ANDRIIEVSKA |Mikhail Metzel |Andrii Kalchenko |Sergei Supinsky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faced pressure on Friday to sign a deal to hand the United States preferential access to Ukraine's mineral deposits following harsh criticism from US President Donald Trump. Trump wants Ukraine to give US companies access as compensation for the tens of billions of dollars of aid delivered under his predecessor Joe Biden.

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Daria ANDRIIEVSKA |Mikhail Metzel |Andrii Kalchenko |Sergei Supinsky

The US national security advisor warned Ukraine's leader to stop hurling "insults" at Donald Trump, as pressure built Friday on Volodymyr Zelensky to sign away precious mineral rights in exchange for Washington's help defending against Russia. Tensions between Trump and Zelensky over the proposed mineral deal -- which Kyiv has rejected -- and Washington's outreach to Moscow have exploded this week in a series of barbs traded at press conferences and on social media.

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Daria ANDRIIEVSKA |Mikhail Metzel |Andrii Kalchenko |Sergei Supinsky

Volodymyr Zelensky called for "strong" ties with Washington on Thursday, as he met US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv a day after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator." Tensions between Zelensky and Trump over the US President's outreach to Moscow have exploded this week in a series of escalating barbs traded in press conferences and on social media.