Zelenskyy under pressure at home over peace talks and mineral deal with US – POLITICO

KYIV — The Ukrainian opposition is demanding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy come to the country’s parliament and explain to members what is actually going on with peace talks and the minerals deal with the United States.

Many Ukrainian MPs — who are supposed to ratify any deal once it is signed — feel left out of Kyiv’s peace negotiations and say Zelenskyy and other officials involved in the talks aren’t sharing the details and don’t communicate properly.

“The European Solidarity faction in the Verkhovna Rada [Ukraine’s parliament] demands a special parliamentary session with the participation of Zelenskyy, where he should announce Ukraine’s plan for achieving peace and the details of the negotiation process,” the faction, headed by former President Petro Poroshenko, said in a statement on Wednesday.