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.

Two days after singing a minerals deal, the US is pressuring Ukraine and Russia to come to the negotiating table with more realistic demands.

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.