President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may visit Washington this week and meet with his American counterpart, Donald Trump. It is expected that during this visit, Kyiv and Washington will sign an agreement on minerals.

Certainly it's okay with me, if he'd like to, and he would like to sign it together with me,' says US president - Anadolu Ajansı

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington Friday amid negotiations that would give the U.S. access to the eastern European country’s rare earth minerals.

And Ukraine is willing to cut some kind of deal. Kyiv has been courting American investment since 2023. According to the New York Times, that push included a Trump-Zelensky meeting and visits to the US from Ukrainian officials pitching deals for lithium and titanium. The US and Ukraine are still discussing some kind of metals-for-security deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to come to Washington later this week to sign a critical minerals deal that is central to Kyiv's push to win U.

President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could visit Washington, D.C., soon to sign a rare minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.

US President Donald Trump has stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to arrive in Washington on Friday, 28 February, for a personal meeting. He has said a deal on mineral extraction may be signed during the talks.