Vice President Vance said in a new interview that President Trump has a “very broad” option, from economic tools to military tools, that can use leverage to end the Ukrainian war in consultations with Russia. I did.
Vance spoke Wall Street Journal While in Germany for a Munich security conference, he was asked what the “stick” was and assured that Russian President Vladimir Putin would follow a ceasefire agreement to end the nearly three-year conflict .
“I'm sure I'll see that. There's a tool of pressure. Absolutely, and when you look at President Trump's approach to this, the range of options is very broad,” Vance said. “And there's the economical tool of leverage. There's [are]of course, leveraged military tools. ”
“There's so much we can do,” he continued. “But I think basically the president wants to negotiate productively with both Putin and Zelensky.”
Vance also said that Trump “doesn't dislike the idea of moving Ukraine to NATO” and “it's very clear.”
“I also think the President is very clear whenever he is negotiating, everything is on the table,” he said.
Vance's comments came before a scheduled meeting with Ukrainian President Voldy Mirzelensky on the bystanders of the Munich Conference.
Trump has shown he is ready to move forward with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, ending the conflict that began in 2022 when Russian troops invade Ukraine.
The president spoke with Putin and Zelensky on Wednesday, but he first spoke with the Russian leader, informing them that the two will meet in person in the near future. Trump also called it an “interesting question” when asked whether he viewed Ukraine as a “equal member” of the peace talks.
When Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said he doesn't expect Ukraine to join NATO as a result of peace talks, he should not expect to recapture the Crimea Peninsula and other territories, which he lost in 2014. When I said that, it caused waves.
Zelensky said it was “not comfortable” to learn that Trump had called Putin first, and rejected the idea of a negotiated deal without Ukraine.
The Biden administration has supported Ukraine from the US and its foreign policy center, endorsing billions of dollars in military and financial aid.
Vance also met with NATO Executive Director Mark Latte in Germany on Friday. There, the Vice President emphasized the need for Europe to contribute more to ensure that the alliance is stronger in the future.
“So my high level discussion of these people is, looking at it, Europe, of course, a very important alliance in the US. Of course, NATO is a very important military alliance. In the part we are most important There is,” the vice president told reporters.
“But we want to make sure NATO is actually built for the future, and I think the majority of that is to ensure that NATO puts a little more burden on Europe. East Asia, Vance added.
