Ukraine’s economy minister says it has signed a memorandum of intent with the US, paving way for a rare earth mineral agreement to be finalized next week.
Trump will drop efforts to clinch a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the absence of any clear signs of progress, Sec of State Marco Rubio said.
Defense ministers from 30 countries are meeting at NATO’s HQ in Brussels to discuss possible deployment of troops in Ukraine to police future peace agreement with Russia.
Trump would levy secondary tariffs of 25 to 50% on all Russian oil if nation is hindering his efforts to end the war with Ukraine or prevents a cease-fire.
President Putin floated the idea of placing Ukraine under a U.N. external governance plan, as part of long-term settlement to ongoing Russia–Ukraine war.
