In an interview with European broadcasters, Zelensky pleaded with the United States to “stay strong” during negotiations with the Kremlin as Putin’s remaining time is allegedly short. Kyiv has long suggested that the Russian president is dying from cancer.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said the US is constantly changing the terms of a key minerals agreement as part of peace deal, expressing frustration over lack of a final agreement on Ukraine ’s rare earth deal pitched by Washington.