Vance said, 'it is not going anywhere’. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring a three-day, unilateral ceasefire on Monday.

The European Union, EU, has said that there are indications that the United States of America wants to abandon its efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. For this reason, the EU said it is preparing a “plan B” on how to keep economic sanctions against Russia should the US decides to quit.

After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia.

The United States and Ukraine signed a long-negotiated mineral deal on Wednesday evening, handing Washington future shares of Kyiv’s natural resources, if the U.S. allocates new money to support