Breaking News: Donald Trump and Zelensky to sign minerals deal four days after Oval Office fight…..See More

The US President plans to announce the signed deal during his speech to Congress on Tuesday night.

Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will sign the minerals deal after a disastrous meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, according to Reuters.

Four insiders have confirmed the US President told his advisers that he wants to announce the agreement in his address to Congress on Tuesday evening.

However, the deal has not yet been signed and the situation could be change after Trump withdrew all aid to Ukraine.

Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.

The move comes just days after a disastrous Oval Office meeting in which Trump and Vice President JD Vance tore into Zelensky for what they perceived as insufficient gratitude for the more than $180 billion U.S. has appropriated for military aid and other assistance to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal and wants Zelensky “committed” to that goal.

he official added that the U.S. was “pausing and reviewing” its aid to “ensure that it is contributing to a solution.” The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the assistance.

The order will remain in effect until Trump determines that Ukraine has demonstrated a commitment to peace negotiations with Russia, the official said.

The halting of military aid comes some five years after Trump held up congressionally authorized assistance to Ukraine as he sought to pressure Zelensky to launch an investigation into Joe Biden, then a Democratic presidential candidate. The moment led to Trump’s first impeachment.

In the leadup to the 2024 election, Trump vowed a quick end to the war in Ukraine, even once boasting that he could bring a halt to the fighting in one day. He has shown increasing frustration with Zelensky over the war while simultaneously expressing confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he has long admired, can be trusted to keep the peace if a truce is reached.

Trump earlier on Monday slammed Zelensky for suggesting that the end of the war likely “is still very, very far away.” Zelensky had suggested it would take time to come to an agreement to end the war as he tried to offer a positive take on the U.S.-Ukraine relationship in the aftermath of last week’s White House meeting.

“This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, responding to comments Zelensky made late Sunday to reporters.

Trump, at a White House event later Monday, referred to Zelensky’s reported comments and asserted the Ukrainian leader “better not be right about that.”