War in Ukraine not ending 'any time soon', Vance says
ReutersUS 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 istration now was how it could help Russia and Ukraine "find middle ground" to end the conflict that has been raging for more than three years.
But, Vance added, "it's going to be up to [Russia and Ukraine] to come to an agreement and stop this brutal, brutal conflict".
His comments came shortly after Washington signed a deal with Kyiv to share the profits of Ukraine's rare earth minerals in return for future US security assistance.
Vance made the comments in a wide-ranging interview, in which he defended Trump's approach to the war in Ukraine.
"Yes, of course, [the Ukrainians] are angry that they were invaded," he said. "But are we going to continue to lose thousands and thousands of soldiers over a few miles of territory this or that way":[]}