Donald Trump says he expects Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday to sign a minerals deal, saying that in return Ukraine will get the “right to fight on”
However the deal reportedly does not give firm security guarantees to war-torn Ukraine – a key Ukrainian demand
A Ukrainian official, Yuri Sak, tells the BBC the deal was initially Ukraine’s idea, but he adds that there will be no point in signing any agreement if Russia can reinvade one month later
