2️⃣ *The US national security advisor has warned Ukraine's president* to stop hurling _"insults"_ at Donald Trump, as *pressure builds on Volodymyr Zelensky to sign away mineral rights* in exchange for Washington's help defending against Russia. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 *Tensions between the US president and Zelensky over the proposed rare earths deal* -- which Kyiv has rejected -- and Washington's outreach to Moscow *exploded this week in a series of barbs.* *Zelensky has said Trump has succumbed to Russian _"disinformation"_,* while the US leader accused his counterpart of starting the war and *branded him a _"dictator without elections"._* *US national security advisor Mike Waltz said Thursday* that _"some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, frankly, and *insults to President Trump were unacceptable."*_ *The US is a vital financial and military supporter of Ukraine,* but Trump has *rattled Kyiv and its European backers by opening talks with Moscow* they fear could end the war on terms that reward Russian President Vladimir Putin.