Summary
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to rebuff Donald Trump’s first attempt at cornering Ukraine’s critical mineral deposits to pay back the US billions spent fighting Russia.
Guardian
When America’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, turned up in Kyiv a few days ahead of this weekend’s Munich Security Conference, Mr Zelensky then hoped he’d be talking about continued financial support.
The Economist
Brian Hughes, White House National Security Council spokesman, called the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to refuse to sign a proposed agreement granting the US access to rare earth minerals in Ukraine "short-sighted".
Ukrainska Pravda
President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly faulted the American offer, which is tied to continued aid, because it did not include security guarantees.
The New York Times
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