Zelenskiy Aims for Trump Meeting as Deal on Resources Finalized

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy aims to meet with Donald Trump in Washington this week to sign an agreement giving the US control over half of the war-battered country’s natural resources, according to people familiar with the plans.

Ukraine’s cabinet will meet Wednesday to endorse the deal, which the Trump administration demanded as part of its effort to secure a swift end to Russia’s three-year war, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. Negotiators finalized a draft agreement on Tuesday, they said.

The Zelenskiy-Trump meeting, slated for Friday, could assuage the US president, who ...