Waltz Criticizes Zelenskyy for Rejecting Minerals Deal

The national security adviser said insults Zelenskyy directed at Trump were ‘unacceptable.’
Waltz Criticizes Zelenskyy for Rejecting Minerals Deal
National security adviser Mike Waltz speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 20, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—White House national security adviser Mike Waltz on Feb. 20 criticized Ukraine for missing a “historic opportunity” by not signing a deal with the United States to tap into mineral reserves that could have benefitted both nations.

“Our own Secretary of Treasury personally made the trip to offer Ukrainians what can only be described as a historic opportunity that is for America to co-invest with Ukraine in their minerals, in their resources, to truly grow the pie,” Waltz told reporters during a White House press briefing.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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