Putin pounds Ukraine in 'massive' drone attack as minerals deal signed

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88% : Speaking later at a town hall with NewsNation, Trump said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a recent meeting at the Vatican that signing the deal would be a 'very good thing' because 'Russia is much bigger and much stronger.' Asked whether the minerals deal is going to 'inhibit' Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Trump said 'well, it could.' Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday threatened giving up on mediation unless the two sides come forward with 'concrete proposals.' Since starting his second term, Trump has pressed for a settlement in which Ukraine would give up some territory seized by Russia, which has rejected US-backed overtures for a ceasefire of at least 30 days.
51% : Ukraine has accepted the minerals accord as a way to secure long-term investment from the United States, as Trump aims to drastically scale back US security commitments around the world.
48% : Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the deal would finance mineral and oil and gas projects as well as 'related infrastructure or processing.' Trump had originally sought $500 billion in mineral wealth - around four times what the United States has contributed to Ukraine since the war.
48% : US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant (L) and Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko signing an agreement to establish the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, in Washington, DC, USA, 30 April 2025 Ukrainian emergency services said two people have died and 15 have been injured in Odesa Drone strikes, as pictured in Kyiv, continued overnight across the country Trump has balked at offering security guarantees to Ukraine and has rejected its aspiration to join NATO.
38% : A view shows the site of the Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa President Trump (L) and President Zelensky (R) meet at the Vatican on Saturday The meeting was recognised by both sides as being productive - after the falling out at the White House in February (pictured) Trump did suggest earlier this week he thought Ukraine was ready to 'give up' Crimea after their meeting on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.
35% : Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev painted the deal as a concession, saying Trump has 'finally broken the Kyiv regime into paying for American aid'.
17% : Read More Trump reveals new details about 'historic' face-to-face conversation with Zelensky 'The American presence will, I think, keep a lot of bad actors out of the country or certainly out of the area where we're doing the digging,' Trump said at a cabinet meeting.

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