Speaking to reporters, U.S. president Trump said that United States and Ukraine are set to sign a mineral deal as soon as next week.Trump has framed the deal as a way for the U.S. to recover billions in aid from Ukraine. The aid provided to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022. The deal focuses primarily on critical and strategic minerals essential for advanced technologies, defence, and energy sectors.
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Sunak is expected to announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine for the next financial year to 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion), the statement said.
Much of the ammunition will be taken from military stockpiles so they can be in the war zone quickly, including US-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine is using to defend itself, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Fighter jets for Ukraine were "part of the conversation", Sunak told a joint news conference with Zelensky, who confirmed he would be joining an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.