US and Ukraine sign critical minerals deal after months of tense negotiations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : Speaking Wednesday in a call with NewsNation, Trump said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their weekend meeting on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral that "it's a very good thing" if he signed the deal because "Russia is much bigger and much stronger." Trump said he made the deal to "protect" Washington's contribution to the Ukrainian war effort.
51% : Trump initially refused that, saying he wants Ukraine to sign the agreement first and talk about guarantees later.
47% : "We made a deal today where we get, you know, much more in theory, than the $350 billion but I wanted to be protected," Trump told NewsNation.
33% : Shortly after the doomed White House visit, Trump ordered US aid to Ukraine to be suspended.
23% : Trump has largely billed the agreement as Ukraine "paying back" for the aid the US has provided to Ukraine since Russia launched its unprovoked full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.

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