Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Bessent will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and suggested the two leaders could discuss pathways to ending the conflic

Afterward, Trump said he spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. For Putin, the talk was a major milestone, marking the collapse of Western efforts to isolate him diplomatically over the invasion of Ukraine.

Trump had a phone call today with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of the countries’ prisoner swap, per CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. And NYT’s Maggie Haberman scooped that the U.S. had given up money laundering cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik to get wrongfully detained American teacher Marc Fogel back,

UK vows to boost Ukraine aid as Trump says he and Putin starting ‘negotiations’ - John Healey said the focus ‘for now’ should be on ensuring Kyiv is in a strong position going into any potential peace talks.