Donald Trump has said he wants Ukraine to supply the US with critical resources in exchange for financial support in its war with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was essential that he met Trump in person before the U.S. president meets Russian President Vladimir Putin, ”otherwise it will look like a dialogue about Ukraine without Ukraine”.

"If we are talking about a deal, then let's do a deal, we are only for it," Zelenskiy said, emphasising Ukraine's need for security guarantees from its allies as part of any settlement. Ukraine floated the idea of opening its critical minerals to investment by allies last autumn,