President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Donald Trump </a>will greet <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Ukrainian</a> President <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/volodymyr-zelensky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> at about 11 a.m. Friday before signing a minerals deal between the two countries.

 <p><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3315975/doge-doing-across-federal-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT</strong></a></p> <p>The minerals deal concerns U.S. access to rare earth minerals in Ukraine.</p> <p>Trump had some recent tension with Zelensky, calling him a “dictator without elections” before later saying <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3332547/trump-questions-called-zelensky-dictator-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">he did not believe he said that</a>. “Did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question,” he said during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.</p>

President Donald Trump will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before signing a minerals deal between the two countries.{ai:summary}<p>President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky to sign a minerals deal that grants the U.S. access to rare earth minerals in Ukraine. </p><p>Despite recent tensions, including Trump labeling Zelensky a “dictator without elections,” he later expressed disbelief over his own comment. #foreignaffairs</p>

WATCH LIVE: Trump greets Zelensky ahead of US-Ukraine minerals deal

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