Hello and welcome as we continue our live coverage of the events around the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump says that he’s expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to a sign a “very big” minerals deal with the US this week.
A senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC that Ukraine has agreed the terms of the deal which will allow the US to jointly exploit its mineral resources – a key demand of Trump who wants Kyiv to repay US military aid.
The deal was apparently agreed after Trump’s original demand for $500bn (£395bn) in potential revenue was dropped – but it does not include firm security guarantees to war-torn Ukraine.
Without confirming that an agreement had been reached, Trump said on Tuesday that in return for the deal Ukraine would get “the right to fight on”.
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