Article 6VFP0 Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference

Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference

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From a fight over a $500bn minerals deal to Trump surrendering to the Russians' - here are the key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

As Ukraine prepared to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would be willing to step down if it meant peace or membership of Nato, something the US and some other Nato member states oppose. Zelenskyy insisted he wanted good, friendly" relations with America - a strategic partner" - and shrugged off Trump's bruising description of him as a dictator" for not holding elections during wartime.

But he also said that he would not sign a $500bn minerals deal proposed by the US. He said the figure was far higher than the US's actual military contribution of $100bn.

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