Ukraine and the U.S. have outlined an agreement in which they would jointly fund Ukraine’s future security and reconstruction using an investment fund powered by the country’s rare earth minerals, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday that interactions between the United States and Russia showed Moscow had not given up its territorial goals in Ukraine, and that appeasing it would send a dangerous signal.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas warns Russian President Vladimir Putin "doesn't want peace" ahead of the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

European foreign ministers held an emergency meeting Monday where they discussed how to deal with President Trump’s push to end the three-year Ukraine war — but they seemingly still can’t agree on a new aid package for Kyiv.

The European Union is intensifying its support for Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump's discussions with Russia raise alarms in Kyiv and across Europe. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas emphasized the urgency,

European leaders called on the Ukrainian leader to "be strong, be brave, be fearless." The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said it's "clear that the free world needs a new leader" after the unusually explosive meeting.