The U.S. and Ukraine are near a deal to hand valuable mineral rights to the U.S., an agreement the Trump administration has sought as compensation for military aid to fight off Russia’s invasion, people familiar with the matter said.

The Trump administration and the Ukrainian government were nearing a deal Friday to hand Ukrainian mineral resources over to the United States in exchange for continued security assistance, a person familiar with the negotiations said, potentially easing President Donald Trump’s days of attacks against the embattled country and its leadership.

US President Donald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin need to "get together" to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters at the White House this evening, Trump also flagged that a mineral deal with Ukraine was close,

Google's Threat Intelligence Group warned Wednesday that Russia's GRU military intelligence is hacking Signal accounts used by Ukraine's military.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. From the first explosions on the morning of that fateful day, Ukraine was forever changed. By nightfall, Ukrainians were counting their first dead and in many parts of the country found themselves under Russian occupation.

Ukraine's military intelligence service is expecting increased Moscow propaganda around Monday's third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. The Kremlin could even announce an alleged victory in the war then,