President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly faulted the American offer, which is tied to continued aid, because it did not include security guarantees.

Ukraine finished work on a draft minerals agreement and handed it back to the United States for review, two sources in the Ukrainian delegation at the Munich Security Conference told Reuters on Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that a bilateral critical minerals deal being discussed with the United States was not yet ready and that it did not contain the provisions Kyiv wants to protect its interests.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreement on its fate reached by Moscow and Washington without Kyiv's involvement, and called for Europe to have a seat at the table in negotiations to end the war.

But the talks have alarmed European leaders, who fear they will be cut out of the peace process. Read more at straitstimes.com.