President Trump is insisting on a public apology from Ukrainian President Zelensky before moving forward with a U.S. deal for access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals. Following a reportedly chaotic meeting, Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Zelensky's statements about the ongoing war with Russia and indicated no progress will take place on the minerals deal until Zelensky publicly addresses his behavior. Despite this, Zelensky believes the deal can proceed without conditions and remains optimistic about a resolution, though sources suggest the U.S. stance may differ.
I have been told by a senior official here that nothing's going to happen with this minerals deal until Zelensky goes in front of cameras and makes an explicit public apology for the way that he behaved himself.
This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer! Trump wrote.
We are not making any steps back, Zelensky said. This is our policy to be consistent regardless of what happened before.
Yeah, well, good luck, he said tongue-in-cheek.
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