President Donald Trump says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to him to say he appreciates U.S. support for his country in its war with Russia.

We need the Ukrainians to come to us and say, ‘This is what we need, this is what we want, this is how we’re going to participate in the process to end this conflict,'”

Vice President JD Vance says a U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal is a more practical deterrent against Russia than an international security force for post-war Ukraine proposed by key allies Britain

President Donald Trump claimed during his speech to Congress that Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent him a letter Tuesday indicating he would come back to the negotiating table.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he appreciated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's willingness to sign a minerals deal with the United States and come to the negotiating table under his leadership to bring a lasting peace closer in Kyiv's war with Russia.