US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is going to discuss sanctions, rare earth elements, and where US funding has gone during his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky this week, Fox News reported on Tuesday.
US envoy Keith Kellogg will also reportedly travel to Kiev to meet with Zelensky next Thursday to discuss ways to end the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Separately, Vice President JD Vance is expected to meet with Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that will take place on February 14-16.
Ukraine should guarantee the safety of US funds invested in it, as the country "could become Russia one day," Trump said earlier in an interview with Fox News, emphasizing that the US has invested 300-350 billion dollars and is waiting for the return of the money spent on Ukraine.
US President Trump also announced last Monday that he is exploring the possibility of striking a deal with Kiev that would grant the US access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals in return for the aid or resources Washington provides.
Trump's plan to provide aid to Kiev in exchange for Ukraine's rare earth metals is in fact an offer to buy that aid, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on the matter.