US, Ukraine agree to terms of major minerals deal amid talks to end war with Russia

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "What we're doing is now we're saying, look, we want to be secured," Trump said.
49% : European allies scramble "I hear that he's coming on Friday," Trump told reporters.
45% : The United States would provide a long-term financial commitment to the development of a "stable and economically prosperous Ukraine." Asked what Ukraine would get in return for the minerals deal, Trump cited what he said was $350 billion already provided by the US "and lots of ... military equipment and the right to fight on.
37% : A White House meeting could give Zelenskiy a chance to make his case for continued US support directly to Trump, who last week falsely accused Kyiv of starting the war.
35% : Trump last week falsely called Zelenskiy an unpopular "dictator" who needed to cut a quick peace deal or lose his country.
30% : Trump told reporters that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants to come to Washington on Friday to sign a "very big deal."
22% : Trump said on Monday that Moscow would accept such peacekeepers, but the Kremlin denied that on Tuesday. Trump's rush to impose an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and his lurch toward Moscow has stoked fears of far-reaching US concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin that could undermine security in Ukraine and Europe and alter the geopolitical landscape.

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