US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian someday,” throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country that, with Western backing, has defended itself against Moscow’s full-scale invasion for nearly three years.

WASHINGTON—President Trump is dispatching Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Trump tries to end the nearly three-year-old war. “This War MUST and WILL END SOON — Too much Death and Destruction,

Vice President Vance and Treasury Secretary Bessent are set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the administration’s push for the war with Russia to end. Vance will meet with

Ukraine is one of Europe’s largest supplier of rare-earth minerals, with rich deposits of metals including lithium, titanium, uranium and iron.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled a willingness Friday to work with President Trump to supply the U.S. with rare earth elements in exchange for continued military aid in his war against Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that "serious" members of U.S. President Donald Trump's team would travel to Ukraine this week for the first time, as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia intensify.

Donald Trump has said Ukraine “may be Russian someday” as senior figures in his administration prepare to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky this week.

US President Donald Trump is sending his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine for talks on ending the war with Russia, with his choice of envoy suggesting more to the discussion than just a ceasefire.