Zelenskyy tries to "renegotiate" rare earths deal, Trump says

He said this during a conversation with journalists at the White House.

“He (Zelenskyy - ed.) is trying to renegotiate the rare earth. You know we did something because, as you know, the Europeans get paid back the money that they gave, and we don't,” Trump stated.

In addition, he accused former President Joe Biden of incompetence. According to Trump, Biden should have either requested rare earth metals from Ukraine or sought guarantees for loan repayment "in some form."

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Thursday, March 27, that the U.S. has proposed signing a full agreement on minerals instead of a framework agreement.
• The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has 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.
• Ukraine's Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, confirms that the Ukrainian government has received a draft agreement on minerals from the United States.