Ukraine-U.S. minerals deal could be signed by next week: Trump

Onto the latest on the Ukraine war.

Trump said Thursday that Washington and Kyiv could sign a minerals and economic cooperation deal as soon as next Thursday.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, the U.S. president added that he "assumes" Kyiv will "live up to the deal."

Trump also said that while he doesn't hold Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "responsible" for Russia's invasion, he is "not a big fan" of the Ukrainian leader.

Also on Thursday, U.S. and Ukrainian officials held talks with their British, French, and German counterparts.

Ukraine and the three European countries expressed their shared support for Trump's efforts to bring an end to the war.

More meetings in the same format will take place next week in London.