The meeting comes after the Ukrainian president drew Trump's ire by rejecting a rare earth minerals proposal and insisting any peace talks with Russia include Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes to the White House on Friday to ink a deal that would give the U.S. access to his country's mineral resources-- an agreement that President Donald Trump has cast a way to ensure American taxpayers get paid back for supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the United States on 28 February will begin with a meeting with senators, followed by a session with President Donald Trump. Source: Ukrainian President's Office,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a long-sought minerals deal that will closely tie the two countries together for years to come.

President Trump confirmed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be coming to visit the United States on Friday amid ongoing negotiations for a mineral deal and an end to the war with Russia.