Ukraine's president also says he is ready to sign the framework for a minerals deal with the US, which he did not sign on his disastrous visit to Washington two weeks ago.

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Ukraine may not have had much choice but to agree to Washington's ceasefire plan, a military expert has just told us. Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at think tank RUSI, said it does ...