President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. would sign a new minerals deal next Thursday, in an apparent reference to talks with Ukraine.

Ukraine is making "substantial progress" on a landmark minerals deal with the US, its Deputy Prime Minister has said despite Donald Trump dismissing a fresh request to buy American missiles. The bilateral talks on a minerals deal are rolling on well with the two countries set to sign a memorandum in the near future,

Ukraine and the U.S. are nearing a minerals deal, promising economic benefits and potential shifts in international alliances.

A Russian drone attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight injured three people, sparked fires and damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, officials of the southern Ukrainian region said on Wednesday.

Russian terrorists launched UAVs and missiles of various types to attack Ukraine. The drones attacked from three directions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. During the attack, the enemy launched: ・two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Russia's Rostov region;