Donald Trump isn’t the only president who knows a bad deal when he sees one. Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to sign away nearly half of his country’s rare earth minerals for very few future guarantees is one of many reasons why Trump has been driven into a rage at his counterpart in Kyiv.

A U.S. official with knowledge of the negotiations said a new version of the deal between the two countries has been put on the table.

This follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's rejection of a detailed U.S. proposal last week that would have seen Washington receiving 50% of Ukraine's critical minerals, which include graphite,

A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy has been canceled.

Sources in Kyiv tell the BBC that US envoy Keith Kellogg appears increasingly "sidelined" by the Trump administration.

After US and Russian officials meet on ending invasion, Trump calls Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a 'dictator'