In an interview with Fox News television, Vice president JD Vance explained the conditions that the United States would set to return to talks with Ukraine. Vance said that if the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski calls and presents a serious proposal on how he intends to engage in the peace process, The United States can get back to talking.
Vance stressed that the US is already working on details of the agreement with the Russians and that Zelenski must seriously engage in the details. "I think if (Zelenski) calls and makes a serious proposal on how he intends to engage in this process... Look, there are details that truly matter, which we are already working on with the Russians," Vance said.
The vice president criticized Ukraine for wanting to get safety guarantees from the US, but refuses to discuss details. "If you want real safety guarantees, if you want to be certain Vladimir Putin will no longer invade Ukraine again, the best safety warrant is to supply the American economy benefits in the future of Ukraine," Vance said.
Vance added that Europe will not proceed to finance the war in Ukraine and that European leaders in private talks talk about the necessity of Zelenski's accession to the talks. "To be honest, I don't care what Europeans say in public. I care what they say privately and what they should say to president Zelenski," Vance said.
According to Vance, Vladimir Putin said he wanted to talk about peace, and Trump's administration's attitude towards these declarations is "trust, but check." "You must accept that president Trump does not presume that everything the Russians tell him is true, he negotiates with them. There's giving and taking, there's trust, but checking. This is called diplomacy," said the politician.
In a Friday's argument at the Oval Office, Vance confirmed that the Ukrainians wanted to return to the talks after a quarrel, but Trump felt there was nothing to talk about since they were not ready to discuss his peaceful plan. Speaking of his own function in the argument, Vance claimed he wanted to “unload the tension.”
According torecent data, over 20,000 soldiers from Europe were sent to Ukraine to support the country's armed forces. Vance says it's not adequate to keep Ukraine safe. "This is simply a much better warrant of safety than 20,000 soldiers from any random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years," Vance said.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian authorities rejected the U.S. proposal to enter into talks with Russia. Zelenski said that Ukraine does not have talks with Russia until this 1 withdraws its troops from Ukraine's territory.
The situation in Ukraine is very unstable and uncertain. According to UN data, over 3.5 million people were affected by the conflict in Ukraine, and over 1.5 million people had to leave their homes.
Russian deputy minister Sergei Rybakov said Moscow is ready to talk to Kiev, but provided Ukraine stops attacking Donbas. Rybakov added that Russia would not quit its territory of Ukraine.
According to experts, the situation in Ukraine is very complicated and requires immediate action. "The situation in Ukraine is very tragic and requires immediate action from the global community," said Dr. Andrzej Szeptycki, expert on global affairs.
It is worth noting that the UN and the European Union have expressed concern about the situation in Ukraine and have called for an immediate end to the fighting. "The situation in Ukraine is very worrying and requires immediate action from the global community," said UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.
In this situation, Vance's words mention to the details of the agreement with the Russians and the conditions that the United States sets to return to talks with Ukraine. Do you think Vance’s words are factual and constructive? Do you believe that the US and Russia can scope an agreement on Ukraine?
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Ukraine agreement: Vance talks about conditions for returning to talks
