The war in Ukraine is not going to end "any time soon," U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. It is "going to be up to the Russians and Ukrainians now that each side knows what the other's terms for peace are.

What’s emerged from the Washington-led effort to end the war in Ukraine suggests a deal that seems likely to be favorable to Russia

The US and Ukraine agreed on Wednesday night on a minerals deal, the terms of which have been hailed by Ukrainians.

The two countries have vowed to expand bilateral relations after North Korea sent troops and weapons in support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development that will further expand

North Korea appears to have gained economic and military benefits in exchange for sending arms to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Pyongyang is discussing industrial modernisation i

Kyiv and Washington on Thursday hailed a deal giving the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals as a milestone which a top U.S. official said would allow President Donald Trump to negotiate with Russia on a stronger basis.

A close ally of Vladimir Putin has hailed the minerals deal signed between the US and Ukraine, claiming it "breaks" Kyiv. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said: "Trump has finally broken the Kiev regime into paying for American aid with minerals.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is a full economic partnership that will allow President Donald Trump to negotiate with Russia on a stronger basis, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday.

The Kremlin said that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it would join a three-day ceasefire he has announced for next month.

Russian forces have significantly increased the intensity of their combat activity in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire from May 8-10 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two.

What’s emerged from the Washington-led effort to end the war in Ukraine suggests a deal that seems likely to be favorable to Russia

The mineral resources agreement between the United States and Ukraine sends a clear signal to Russia that the goals of the American and Ukrainian nations are fundamentally aligned, stated US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with Fox Business Network on Thursday.

The mineral resources agreement between the United States and Ukraine is a signal to Russia that there is no fundamental difference between the goals of the American and Ukrainian nations, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday in an interview with Fox Business Network.