Trump, who'd been expected to sign a deal, abruptly sent Zelenskyy packing, saying in a social media post that the Ukrainian president could "come back when he is ready for Peace." Zelenskyy stated on Sunday he was still prepared to sign the agreement.

President Trump's advisers on Saturday morning were still uncertain how to salvage a mining deal with Ukraine, which had been intended as a key first step in a Trump strategy to eventually secure a ceasefire and peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv.