US President Donald Trump has made it clear to his aides that he wants President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to show willingness to make concessions in peace negotiations, such as giving up territory to Russia, unnamed US officials told NBC.
Signing of the proposed minerals deal alone won't be enough for the US to restart military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, they said.
Ukraine appointed Naftogaz chief executive Serhii Koretskyi as prime minister this past week in its biggest wartime cabinet reshuffle, testing whether reconstruction reforms that underpin billions of euros in international financing will stay on course. Koretskyi, confirmed as prime minister on 16 July, has sought to reassure international partners that
Ukraine is considering a rail corridor through Moldova to the Romanian port of Constanța as an alternative to Black Sea shipping, as Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports increasingly disrupt grain exports, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. Kyiv has asked Moldovan authorities for a 50% discount on the standard freight rate,
