The French weekly news magazine Le Point, citing anonymous sources, reported that Trump may attend a parade in the Russian capital to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. US President Donald Trump has denied he will travel to Moscow on 9 May and meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. On Friday, the French weekly news magazine Le Point, citing anonymous sources, reported that Trump may attend a parade in the Russian capital to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a term used in Russia to describe Eastern Front fighting during World War II. Asked in the White House on Friday if he intended to go, Trump dismissed the media reports. Activists wearing masks of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin protest against US and Russian support for the far-right AfD party in Berlin, 20 February, 2025 Activists wearing masks of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin protest against US and Russian support for the far-right AfD party in Berlin, 20 February, 2025 AP Photo "No, no I'm not. I'm not," he said.

Those comments stand in stark contrast to Zelenskyy's previous remarks on Wednesday when he said "I can't sell Ukraine" and refused to sign the deal.

Washington demanded $500 billion (€477 billion) in mineral wealth from Ukraine. That was rejected by Zelenskyy on the grounds that the US had provided nowhere near that sum in military or financial aid and hadn't offered any specific security guarantees.