New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday (February 26) that his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump is a "very good signal" as he prepares to visit Washington on Friday (February 28) to sign an initial deal on mineral rights.

"I have questions, and we very [much] need answers, very honest answers, because we are at war, and we have to understand on what we can count," Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv. "And that's why this visit before Putin is a very good signal."

Zelenskyy said he plans to ask Trump direct questions about continued US support for Ukraine, which is fighting against Russian aggression.

"Will the United States stop support or not? If it's not [free] aid, can we buy weapo...