Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (DN.H.) said in an interview on Sunday that the Trump administration recently gave Ukraine a “mixed message.”
“Well, I think it was mixed up. [message] Coming from the administration, Shaheen spoke to CBS News' Margaret Brennan about “Face the Nation.”
“On the other hand, I've heard Chief Hegses say they're going to remove NATO from the table. They could put their boots on the ground in Ukraine,” she added. “So that's a complicated message.”
When he began his remarks on Wednesday before the Ukrainian Contact Defense Group meeting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said, “We do not believe that Ukraine's NATO membership is a realistic outcome of the negotiated settlement.” I stated. War in Ukraine. Hegus also said that Ukraine will not recover all of its territory from the Russians.
The Wall Street Journal recently asked Vice President Vance about what “sticks” would be used to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceasefire agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
“It's true, there's definitely a tool of pressure, looking at it. Again, looking at President Trump's approach to this, the range of options is very broad,” Vance said. Ta. “And there's the economical tool of leverage. There's [are]of course, leveraged military tools. ”
“There's so much we can do,” the vice president added. “But I think basically the president wants to negotiate productively with both Putin. [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky]. ”
The vice president also said that President Trump “doesn't dislike the idea of moving Ukraine to NATO.”
“I also think it's very clear that every time the president walks in negotiations, it's all on the table,” Vance said.
Appearing in “Face the Nation,” she said, “there is strong bipartisan support in Parliament to help Ukraine in this unfair war launched by Russia.”
Oka reached out to the Department of Defense and the White House for comments.
