Mike Waltz Says Zelensky ‘Needs to Come Back to the Table’ on Rare Earth Mineral Negotiations

WASHINGTON – National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Thursday that President Volodymyr Zelensky must return to the negotiating table regarding a rare earth minerals deal that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said would give long-term security to Ukrainians.

Waltz, who appeared at Thursday’s briefing with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, fielded a question about where the deal stands after Zelensky rejected the first proposal.