Vance expresses optimism that 'energetic diplomacy' will end the war in Ukraine
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In an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press," Vance said he didn't "like" a Russian missile strike on a U.S. factory, adding, "But this is a war, and this is why we want to stop the killing."

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US Vice President J.D. Vance does not believe Moscow is obstructing a potential peace agreement in Ukraine, as Russia has made “significant concessions” to President Donald Trump. He also says there will be no US troops in Ukraine if peace is reached.

In an interview with NBC News, Vance said the Russians have “made significant concessions for the first time in three and a half years.” This reportedly occurred when Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met earlier this month in Alaska. “They are willing to be flexible on some of their key demands,” Vance said.

He said, among other things, that Moscow has recognized “that Ukraine will have territorial integrity after the war” and that it “cannot install a puppet government in Kyiv.” “Have they made all the concessions? Of course not. But we are making progress,” he added.

Claiming regions

Reuters reported Thursday, citing three Russian sources close to the Kremlin, that Moscow is prepared to freeze the front line in Zaporizhia and Kherson. These are regions the country claimed in June 2024. The Russians are also reportedly willing to withdraw from the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Dnepropetrovsk.

But Moscow is reportedly sticking to its demands that Ukraine relinquish the eastern Donbas region, abandon its ambition to join NATO, and keep Western troops out of the country. Russia is also reportedly unwilling to return the Crimean peninsula, annexed in 2014.

Vance said today that Washington wants to offer Ukraine security guarantees, but he emphasized: “There will be no American troops in Ukraine.”

‘Troops important’

That is precisely what is important for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today that he hopes the country will receive security guarantees from the United States and other Western allies if a deal is reached with Russia. Having troops present in the country, “or as they say, ‘boots on the ground,’ is important to us,” Zelensky said.

US envoy Keith Kellogg is currently in Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said during a meeting with him today in Kyiv that she had discussed security guarantees. “This is not just about military guarantees, but also about political stability and economic strength,” she wrote on social media.

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    13·
    11 hours ago

    Believe it or not, but J. D. Vance is way more dangerous to both Americans and the world than Trump. And more likely than not, he will become president of USA within a year!

    We can only hope that his awful personality will lose him support, and prevent him from succeeding in making USA a full blown dictatorship as is obviously his goal.

    • tranes@lemmy.ca
      8·
      11 hours ago

      He will never win the presidency outright, he’s only getting it if trump dies. He has negative charisma

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        4·
        10 hours ago

        I agree, and as I wrote within a year, because Trump most likely won’t be able to remain president longer than that.

        So they have 3½ years to dismantle democracy in USA, and they are doing a pretty good job of it already.
        Instating military working under the federal government to “support” the police. Cleaning up public administration to silence any opposition to their agenda.
        Pushing opposition out of media, universities and the judicial system by all means available to them. Using ICE, legal threats and financial extortion.
        Using agencies like ICE and FBI to harass political opponents.

        All the things necessary to take control and turn USA into a full blown dictatorship unopposed.

        And while some Americans have acted against this, it’s not nearly enough. Maybe something can trigger it, but it’s very hard to see what that would be.

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zip
    7·
    10 hours ago

    Of course they aren’t working against it. They want peace, but by being allowed to take over Ukraine.

    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      8 hours ago

      Yeah, he has some.

      • He strongly believes in the sanctity of marriage between a man and his couch.
      • He believes people with darker skin or non-Caucasian features are disgusting and should be banished from the county (…except his own kids).
      • He believes that memes featuring him with a bald head and a goofy baby-like face hurt his thin-skinned, insecure ego and therefore are bad for the country.
      • He believes that eyeliner is completely okay if you’re the VP, but if you identify as male or trans and your name isn’t JD Vance then it should be banned.
      • He believes that Putin destroying American democracy is perfectly acceptable, to the point that ‘Vladdy Daddy’ should be eagerly assisted from inside the Whitehouse.