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.

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine this month, starting on May 8 to mark the end of World War II. This is the second time in the last two weeks that Putin has promised a temporary pause in fighting.