
May 1 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday hailed a minerals deal with the U.S. as a truly equal and fair agreement, and the first result of his Vatican meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis.
Zelenskiy said the minerals deal opens the way for the modernization of industries in Ukraine. Zelenskiy has been under pressure to show results from courting Trump, who has shifted U.S. policy towards supporting Russia's account of the war in Ukraine and has frequently criticised the Ukrainian leader.