Trump says Zelenskiy wants to back out of critical minerals deal
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Trump warns Ukrainian President Zelenskiy about backing out of a critical minerals deal, suggesting potential problems and commenting on Ukraine's NATO membership ambitions.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants to back out of a critical minerals deal, warning the Ukrainian leader would face big problems if he did.
"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.
"He wants to be a member of NATO, but he's never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that."
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
The main topic is Trump's warning to Zelenskiy about backing out of a critical minerals deal and its implications.
Trump stated that Zelenskiy wants NATO membership but will not achieve it.
The deal involves critical rare earth minerals, which are strategically important.
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