Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a United States bid to take ownership of about 50 per cent of the rights to his country’s rare earth minerals. Recall that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had offered Zelenskyy the deal during a visit to Kyiv on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump's history as a dealmaker, offering flattery as he seeks his leadership in negotiations that could end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

By Jonathan Landay, Tom Balmforth and Dan Peleschuk MUNICH (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday a draft minerals deal with Washington did not contain the security provisions that Kyiv needed and three sources said the United States had proposed taking ownership of 50% of Ukraine's critical minerals.

A Russian drone has struck the vast protective shell covering the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine said on Friday. Yields edged up this week after a hotter-than-expected inflation report. Some traders are now eyeing the 10-year bond hitting 5% in the coming weeks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that former US president Joe Biden and US policy are the main obstacles to Ukraine's NATO membership and has suggested that Donald Trump should change this stance.