Republican lawmakers urge Trump to keep Ukraine’s mineral transactions on the table
House Republicans say President Donald Trump should keep the proposed minerals with Ukraine at the dinner table, despite a showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.
“I hope Zelenskyy will humbly return to the president and thank the president for his willingness to participate in these business interests,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital Tuested.
He added that it would be a “very good” way to signal Ukraine to Russia that the United States is on this side.
“I want us to go that path,” Roy said of the proposed deal.
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House Republicans say President Donald Trump should maintain a proposed mineral deal with Ukraine at the dinner table despite a showdown with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, February 28, 2025. (Reuters/Getty)
Trump and Vice President JD Vance held a meeting with Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday after their public efforts to end the Ukrainian-Russian war.
A deal will allow the United States to acquire key minerals in Ukraine in exchange for fiscal support from the U.S. to Ukraine since 2022, with future investments in the country unsigned, and Trump asked Zelenskyy to leave early.
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) said the deal should be considered “absolutely”. He noted that the U.S. presence in Ukraine would prevent “the threat of attacks three years ago. So it’s a win-win.”
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Center Donald Trump President and Vice President JD Vance, on the right, meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, on the left of the White House Oval Office in Washington, D.C. on February 28, 2025. (Getty Image)
“I think everything should be on the table. Right?” House majority whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. “I’m very inspired by President Zelenskyy’s move today, and he said everything he should have said when he was in the Oval Office last week. I think it’s good.”
Rep. Ralph Norman, RS.C. The Republican colleague who agreed to him should not cancel the deal.
“Donald Trump did the right thing,” he said. “Everything Zelenskyy did to disrespect the president. Watch how he interrupted the president. Watch how he challenged the vice president. It’s unheard of.”
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“I think everything should be on the table. Right?” House majority whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Norman said Trump “will have to decide what he wants”.
“I think President Zelenskyy regrets not signing and shutting up,” said Rep. Darrell Issa of R-Calif.
Andy Harris (R-Md, chairman of the Housing Freedom Caucus.
“I think it’s a win-win for the Ukrainians,” he added. “I’m very disappointed that they didn’t take advantage of it.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that on March 4, 2025, Ukraine “prepared to attend the negotiating table.” (Getty Image)
In a new development, Zelenskyy once again delivered a controversial meeting on Tuesday and said Ukraine was “ready to attend the negotiating table.”
He further noted that the discussions with Trump and Vance “didn’t go as it is” but Zelenskyy said: “It’s time to make things right.”
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“My team and I are ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to continue peace,” he said in a lengthy statement on social media.
