US Vice President JD Vance said the war in Ukraine is “not going to end any time soon,” just hours after Washington and Kyiv signed a key minerals agreement that has peace in Ukraine among its goals.

Ukraine and the U.S. signed a deal on Wednesday that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction. The agreement, heavily promoted by U.

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