The Ukrainian president says last week's fiery Oval Office meeting "did not go the way it was supposed to", adding Kyiv is ready to sign a minerals deal.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Wednesday that Ukraine and the United States have reached preliminary agreement on a broad economic deal that includes U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals amid its three-year war with Russia.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Ukraine has received its first set of funding from the UK via a scheme which uses the profits from Russian assets held in Europe, according to Ukraine's prime minister. Posting on X this morning, Denys Shmyhal says this payment will be put towards "strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities".

Volodin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, was speaking after Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine had received a first tranche of funds worth about $1 billion from Britain, secured by the proceeds of frozen Russian assets.

The remarks by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal were the first official comment from Kyiv after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned Ukrainians by pausing the supply of U.S. military aid that has been critical for Kyiv since Russia's 2022 invasion.

Ukraine's prime minister says his country is "firmly determined to continue co-operating" with Washington, after the US pauses military aid. Denys Shmyhal says Kyiv is "ready to s

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Wednesday that his country and the US had agreed on a major deal regarding Ukraine's minerals.

The framework deal is a first step toward a full agreement that will be subject to ratification by Ukraine’s parliament, Zelenskyy said during a news conference in Kyiv. Ukraine needs to know where the United States stands on its continued military support,

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says Ukraine and the United States have reached preliminary agreement on a broad economic deal that includes U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals amid its three-year war with Russia.