Exclusive-US and Ukraine prepare to sign minerals deal on Tuesday, sources say

By Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Andrea Shalal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's medication and Ukraine program to motion the much-debated minerals woody pursuing a disastrous Oval Office gathering Friday successful which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was dismissed from the building, 4 radical acquainted with the concern said connected Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has told his advisers that helium wants to denote the statement successful his code to Congress Tuesday evening, 3 of the sources said, cautioning that the woody had yet to beryllium signed and the concern could change.

The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Ukraine’s statesmanlike medication successful Kyiv and the Ukrainian embassy successful Washington did not instantly respond to requests for comment.

The woody was enactment connected clasp connected Friday aft a contentious Oval Office gathering betwixt Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that resulted successful the Ukrainian leader's swift departure from the White House. Zelenskiy had traveled to Washington to motion the deal.

In that meeting, Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated Zelenskiy, telling him helium should convey the U.S. for its enactment alternatively than asking for further assistance successful beforehand of the U.S. media.

"You're gambling with World War III," Trump said.

U.S. officials person successful caller days spoken to officials successful Kyiv astir signing the minerals woody contempt Friday's blow-up, and urged Zelenskiy's advisers to person the Ukrainian president to apologize openly to Trump, according to 1 of the radical acquainted with the matter.

On Tuesday, Zelenskiy posted connected X that Ukraine was acceptable to motion the woody and calling the Oval Office gathering "regrettable."

“Our gathering successful Washington, astatine the White House connected Friday, did not spell the mode it was expected to be,” Zelenskiy said successful his post. "Ukraine is acceptable to travel to the negotiating array arsenic soon arsenic imaginable to bring lasting bid closer."

It was unclear if the woody has changed. The woody that was to beryllium signed past week included nary explicit information guarantees for Ukraine but gave the U.S. entree to revenues from Ukraine's earthy resources. It besides envisaged the Ukrainian authorities contributing 50% of aboriginal monetization of immoderate state-owned earthy resources to a U.S.-Ukraine managed reconstruction concern fund.

On Monday, Trump signaled that his medication remained unfastened to signing the deal, telling reporters successful a gaggle that Ukraine "should beryllium much appreciative."

"This state has stuck with them done heavy and thin," Trump said. "We've fixed them overmuch much than Europe, and Europe should person fixed much than us."

(Reporting by Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Andrea Shalal; Additional reporting by Yuliia Dysa successful Kyiv; Editing by Don Durfee and David Gregorio)