Vance Warns of Prolonged Ukraine Conflict | JQJO

Vice President JD Vance stated that the Ukraine conflict won't end soon, despite a recent US-Ukraine minerals deal aimed at boosting Ukraine's economy and potentially facilitating peace. While Vance expressed optimism for a breakthrough, he stressed that Russia and Ukraine must ultimately take the final steps. The deal, signed after months of negotiations, grants the US preferential access to Ukrainian resources and is seen as a step towards economic recovery for Ukraine. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called the agreement 'historic'. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that US mediation efforts might cease without concrete proposals from Russia and Ukraine.