JD Vance Says The Russia-Ukraine War ‘Isn't Going Anywhere’

JD VanceVice President JD Vance said on Thursday that the minerals deal the US signed with Ukraine is a sign of “good progress” but conceded the war is unlikely to end in the near future.It comes after President Donald Trump stressed he wants to broker a peace agreement between the two countries.Trump had pledged to end the war within one day of getting sworn into office during his 2024 presidential campaign, but recently said he was merely exaggerating.In an interview with Fox News, Vance praised his boss for getting the two sides to reveal their demands for ending the war, but said it will ultimately be up to Russia and Ukraine “to come to an agreement and stop this brutal, brutal conflict.”“It’s not going anywhere,” Vance said. “It’s not going to end anytime soon, and I think for the Ukrainians, yes, of course, they’re angry that they were invaded. But are we going to continue to lose thousands and thousands of soldiers over a few miles of territory, this or that way? I hope both of them come to their senses.”While Vance seemed to acknowledge Russia was responsible for the war breaking out, he did not seem to share Kyiv’s concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions exceed Ukraine’s borders.Meanwhile, the US and Ukraine signed the much-anticipated rare earth minerals deal this week following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s face-to-face chat with Trump in Rome on Saturday. Kyiv hopes the minerals agreement will help maintain its long-term security as it continues to fight Russia.Vance said the signing of the deal amounted to “good progress” and expressed optimism, but said it was hard to be confident that peace can be achieved, stressing that the US can only do so much to help the two countries come to a settlement.“That’s not something even President Trump can do for them,” Vance said.Trump has previously said Russia and Ukraine were “very close to a deal.”Meanwhile, Russia’s elite are reportedly worried that the minerals deal will give the US an incentive to side more closely with Ukraine in peace negotiations, according to The Washington Post.Trump has embraced the Kremlin’s talking points on the war, but has recently issued some criticism of Putin over Moscow’s latest attack on Ukrainian cities, questioning whether the Russian leader is committed to stopping the conflict.But Trump has also touted his relationship with Putin, claiming the Russian leader holds him in high regard.“Let’s say he respects me,” Trump told ABC News. “And I believe because of me he’s not gonna take over the whole” of Ukraine.

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