First Thing: Trump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace deal

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During talks at the White House with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, Donald Trump insisted Vladimir Putin would keep his word" on a peace deal for Ukraine.

After Starmer, who's visiting today? Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to sign a rare earth minerals deal during a visit to the White House, even though Trump has said the deal will not contain significant security guarantees for Kyiv.

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