US and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "President Trump envisioned this partnership between the American people and the Ukrainian people to show both sides' commitment to lasting peace and prosperity in Ukraine.
53% : Putin met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday for roughly three hours in Moscow, with a Putin aide later describing their discussion as "productive." After the meeting, Trump urged Ukraine and Russia to hold "very high-level" ceasefire talks, adding that the two sides are "very close to a deal" to end the war.
47% : " The agreement was signed days after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome on the sidelines of Pope Francis' funeral.
44% : Trump suggested the pair's relationship had improved since their Oval Office clash in February, characterizing the meeting as "beautiful" and expressing confidence that Zelenskyy "wants to make a deal" to end the war.
40% : " Trump said earlier Wednesday that the agreement would serve as an avenue for the United States to recoup funds it has provided to Ukraine throughout its war with Russia, a figure the State Department has placed at $66.5 billion in terms of military assistance.
28% : "I didn't want to make a complicated deal," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday.
11% : Trump's ire was instead directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Trump criticized for carrying out widespread strikes on Kyiv despite U.S. officials' ongoing effort to secure a plan to end the war, which began in February 2022.

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