US President Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian president of “trying to back out” of the minerals deal expected to be agreed between the two countries as early as this week, adding that Volodymyr Zelensky would face “big problems” if he didn’t sign an agreement.

Donald Trump has threatened Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with "big problems" should not sign a controversial mineral death with the US. "He's trying to back out of the rare earth deal," Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

Donald Trump claims that Volodymyr Zelensky wants to withdraw from the deal concerning rare earth metals. "If he does, he will have some problems, big, big problems," warned the American president. Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his concerns about the deal with the USA,