US President Donald Trump said Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to negotiate a peace deal with Russia and sign a critical minerals agreement with the US. Trump quoted Zelensky as saying Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table to bring lasting peace closer. Trump also mentioned that Zelensky is ready to sign the minerals deal at any time. Vice President JD Vance, however, offered skeptical comments about a potential peacekeeping force for postwar Ukraine proposed by Britain and France, stating that a minerals deal would be a more practical deterrent against Russia. The Trump administration has been advocating for a tighter US-Ukraine economic relationship through an agreement that grants the US access to valuable mineral deposits in Ukraine.