U.S. President Donald Trump thought-about canceling President Volodymyr Zelensky's go to to Washington however reversed the choice after talking with French President Emmanuel Macron, the French TV community BFMTV reported on Feb. 27, citing a French diplomatic supply.
Zelensky's go to to the U.S. is scheduled for Feb. 28.
In accordance with the report, Kyiv obtained a message on Feb. 26 from Washington stating that Zelensky's go to and assembly with Trump wouldn’t happen.
This growth follows weeks of strain from Trump's administration on Ukraine to finalize a minerals deal.
Trump publicly attacked Zelensky on Feb. 19, calling him a "dictator with out elections" and warning that he should "transfer quick, or he gained't have a rustic left."
After Zelensky had talked to Macron, the French president allegedly intervened and satisfied Trump to proceed with the assembly, BFMTV reported.
Macron visited the U.S. president in Washington on Feb. 24 to debate Ukraine's postwar safety choices within the occasion of a peace take care of Russia.
The U.S. president introduced on Feb. 26 that Zelensky would go to Washington on Feb. 28.
Zelensky's go to comes as Kyiv and Washington agreed to determine a fund to which Ukraine will contribute 50% of proceeds from the "future monetization" of state-owned mineral assets, together with oil, gasoline, and logistics infrastructure.
Whereas Zelensky initially rejected the settlement as a result of absence of safety ensures, he later stated discussions on ensures would happen in future negotiations.
The finalized deal doesn’t embrace particular safety commitments from the U.S., although the settlement references Washington's help for Ukraine's efforts to acquire such ensures.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy