Zelenskyy still open to minerals deal after Oval Office clash with Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : His vice president, JD Vance, demanded he thank Trump more for U.S. support.
61% : "But they also have to invest in the capabilities to do so." "All of that was evident and repeatedly communicated with the Ukrainians before Friday," Waltz said, adding that Zelenskyy could have left the meeting with Trump "with an economic guarantee that would have benefited Ukraine, and I think the world for a generation.
54% : Trump also held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin - the first confirmed direct contact with Putin from a U.S. leader since the war began - before the administration's talks in Saudi Arabia last month.
51% : In an Oval Office clash before the press corps on Friday with shockwaves that reverberated worldwide, Trump admonished Zelenskyy for "gambling with World War III."
47% : He visited Trump in Washington last week but left without a firm commitment the U.S. would back a peacekeeping force.
42% : " The shouting match between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy left the deal, and U.S. military support for Ukraine, in the air, as Europe scrambled to cobble together a separate peace plan.
42% : European leaders, led by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, met in London over the weekend to draw up a peace deal to present to Trump.
42% : Trump has pushed Europe to take a larger stake in support for Ukraine, including pushing NATO allies to spend at least 5% of their GDP on defense - more than double the current guidelines.
39% : " Sondland said of Trump, "He's a real estate guy.
36% : Since he took office, Trump has made an about-face in the country's financial support for Ukraine, first demanding economic payback in the form of the mineral deal, then signaling after Friday's fight that additional U.S. military assistance could be on the line.
33% : Whoever succeeds Trump as president would have to keep that pressure on Ukraine though, he said.
30% : Trump, who'd been expected to sign a deal, abruptly sent Zelenskyy packing, saying in a social media post that the Ukrainian president could "come back when he is ready for Peace.
30% : President Trump wants a peace deal," Bessent said.
29% : Instead, Trump has said the agreement itself is a long-term security guarantee because Russia will not want to attack Ukraine if American businesses and workers are in the country.
28% : Trump suggested Friday evening that he did not want to provide the country with more weapons as part of the minerals agreement because it would not get the U.S. closer to his immediate goal of bringing the war to an end.
23% : Trump has also said the U.S. has not received enough in exchange for the more-than-$100 billion it has already provided Ukraine since the war began - a sharp contrast from the policy of former President Joe Biden, who gave Kyiv open-ended support in its effort to confront Russian aggression.
20% : Starmer waved away calls from British politicians to cancel an invitation he gave Trump to visit London amid the dustup.

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