Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow hasn't been confirmation that anything on this front has been reached. "So far, there are no official statements on this matter. We have only heard that Zelensky seemed to be going to Washington on Friday," Peskov told reporters.

He expressed doubt that anything final and with substance will be signed, saying "There will probably be attempts to make this visit somewhat substantive."

Zelensky's own words strongly suggests he's headed to Washington even though details have not been agreed to or fully worked out.

"This is a start, this is a framework agreement," Zelensky told reporters in his latest remarks. "This deal could be a great success or simply disappear. Whether it's a big success, I think, depends on our conversation with President Trump. We'll draw conclusions after."

Trump has articulated the minerals deal in a way that has raised fears of deep future US entanglement in Ukraine...

Zelensky wants security guarantees, but that's not what the draft says, only that the US "supports Ukraine's efforts to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace," without making explicit commitments.

A Tuesday FT headlines said an agreement had been reached, and soon after Trump touted that Zelensky would be at the White House Friday to ink a final deal on rare earths and mineral access.