The potential signing of an agreement regarding American involvement in the extraction of Ukrainian minerals hinges on Volodymyr Zelensky's stance, according to sources in the White House cited by Fox News.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is "ready to sign" a minerals deal with the United States, just days after a tense meeting in the White House. The Ukrainian President said he "just want[ed] the Ukrainian position to be heard" when he was questioned about the meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

President Donald Trump is reportedly refusing to engage in talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky unless the latter issues a public apology, according to Fox News. White House correspondent Peter Doocy shared that a senior White House official told him no progress will happen on the U.

Trump also slammed Zelensky for suggesting that the end of Russia's war against Ukraine likely "is still very, very far away."

"What are they thinking?" the US president asks on Truth Social, a day after European leaders hold a Ukraine summit in the UK.