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US Vice President JD Vance said the war in Ukraine “will not end anytime soon”, in an interview with Fox News.
Vance said the question facing the US administration now is how it can help Russia and Ukraine “find common ground” to end the conflict that has lasted more than three years.
But, Vance added, “it will be up to [Russia and Ukraine] to reach an agreement to end this brutal conflict.
His comments come shortly after the United States signed a deal for Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for future payments for U.S. security assistance.
Vance made the comments in a wide-ranging interview, where he defended Trump’s stance on the war in Ukraine.
“Yes, of course, [the Ukrainians] are angry that they were invaded,” Vance added. “But how long are we going to keep losing thousands and thousands of troops within a few miles of this or that area?”
Trump this week suggested that Ukraine might be willing to give up Crimea – which Russia invaded in 2014 – in order to reach a negotiated settlement.
But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously indicated that he would not accept Russian control of the peninsula, citing Ukraine’s constitution.
In a separate interview with Fox News on Thursday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there needs to be “success” in the latest conflict, otherwise Trump “will have to decide how long he is going to commit to ending this conflict”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin this week announced a three-day ceasefire starting on May 8, to coincide with celebrations commemorating the end of World War II.
By: BBC
