Sign the minerals deal, Trump/Zelensky

In hindsight, Volodymyr Zelensky got it all wrong in his session with Donald Trump. What he shoyuld have done was bite his tongue and not leave the Oval Office until he had signed the rare earth minerals deal. That would have transformed relations with Trump. Instead, understandardably however, he got all mixed up emotionally when he was literally attacked by some awful so-called reporter representing a far right media organisation who berated him for not wearing a suit and tie and by Vice President JD Vance who showed how much he loathed Zelensky personally by scolding him for not saying thank you every two minutes. Ben Wallace, the former Conservative British defence secretary, made the mistake of saying Zelensky didn't show enough gratitude for all the help he had had from the UK to fight the Russians and it wasn't long before he resigned. But with Vance, it seemed very personal and it provoked the angry words from Trump that overwhelmed the poor Ukrainian leader. So he left the White House without the one thing which could have saved him and Ukraine, the minerals deal. Now of course he is desperately trying to get the message across to Trump that he's ready to return to the White House and sign the deal. I don't think it's too late but Trump will probably make him sweat a bit before agreeing. If this deal is signed, a lot of other positive things might fall into place with any luck.