His comments come shortly after the U.S. and Ukraine signed a minerals deal, an agreement that Vance said showed the White House is making progress.

US Vice-President JD Vance has said the war in Ukraine is "not going to end any time soon", in an interview with Fox News. Vance said the question facing the US administration now is how it can help Russia and Ukraine "find middle ground" to end the conflict that has been raging for more than three years.

The war in Ukraine will not end “any time soon”, the US vice president has said. It comes amid frantic efforts to secure a lasting peace, and despite the signing of a historic