Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered an olive branch to Washington on Tuesday, saying his country was ready to negotiate an end to Russia’s three-year war on Ukraine “as soon as possible” and would “work under” U.S. President Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to reach a peace deal.

Zelenskyy said that his acrimonious encounter with Trump at the White House last Friday was “regrettable” and that he remains ready to sign a deal that would give the United States substantial, long-term rights to Ukraine’s rare-earth minerals needed for the American manufacture of technology products.

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In a post on social media platform X, the Ukrainian leader said in a statement his discussions with Trump and Vice President JD Vance “did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive.”