Trump claims Zelenskyy wants to back out of mineral deal

According to Reuters, Trump said this to journalists on Sunday, March 30.

"He's trying to back out of the rare earth deal and if he does that he’s got some problems, big, big problems," Trump told journalists.

The U.S. president also mentioned Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO.

"He wants to be a member of NATO, but he's never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that," Trump said.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on March 27, that the U.S. has proposed signing a full agreement on minerals instead of a framework agreement.
• On March 28, European Pravda reported that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the rare earths deal the demand that Ukraine reimburse all the aid the U.S. provided after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
• On March 28, Ukraine's Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, confirmed that the government received a draft agreement on minerals from the United States.