United States ruler Donald Trump has claimed that the U.S. will “get back” the money it spent on the Ukraine war, in the form of natural resources. Trump had initially demanded the equivalent of up to $500 billion worth of natural resources as compensation for the aid provided to Kiev.

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Trump said the Ukrainian leader “is going to be coming on Friday” and “that is now confirmed.” The two sides are expected to sign what the US president described as a “very big agreement” that will cover Ukraine’s reserves of rare-earth metals, among other things, according to a report by RT. 

Trump has not yet revealed the details of the arrangement.

Earlier on Wednesday, Zelensky confirmed to journalists that Ukraine and the U.S. had agreed on a “framework” deal on the nation’s minerals. He insisted that the document does not include any mention of Ukrainian debt to the US “either amounting to $350 billion or $100 billion.” According to Zelensky, the agreement also says nothing about Kiev being obliged to compensate US expenditures on aiding Ukraine in a ratio of “2 to 1.”

The Ukrainian government reviewed and greenlighted the agreement on Wednesday, according to Prime Minister Denis Shmigal, who called it “an important step towards implementing a victory plan.” The Ukrainian media outlets Strana.ua and Evropeiskaya Pravda published what they claimed was the text of the future agreement. –RT

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The relationship between Trump and Zelensky has been volatile. Both are ratcheting up tensions and increasing the likelihood of a larger war. The rhetoric is intensifying, and both sides are looking for something from the other as the U.S. works to rebuild its relationship with Russia. Washington and the former Soviet Union are now in discussions about a joint Arctic natural resource exploration operation. 

This is unlikely to sit well with the ruler of Ukraine.