Trump says Zelenskyy ready for Russia talks, mineral deal

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told him Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and a US minerals deal, days after a White House clash

“I received an important letter from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The letter reads, ‘Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer,’” Trump said in an address to Congress.