White House official: If Zelenskiy says minerals deal isn't finalized, invitation to meet Trump may not make sense

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A White House official on Wednesday raised doubts about whether an invitation to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet U.S. President Donald Trump would make sense given Zelenskiy comments that a minerals deal is not complete.

"If the Ukrainian leader says the deal isn’t finalized, I don’t see why an invitation would make sense," the official told Reuters. "There’s an expectation that his coming is to recognize a final position (on the minerals deal) and he is not at a final position in his own words in this new wording."