JD Vance said Ukraine wouldn't be able to defeat Russia militarily (Image: Getty)
US Vice President JD Vance has said he doesn't believe Ukraine is capable of defeating Russia militarily, as the Trump administration presses for a deal to end the three-year war. Vance said the US was "making progress" in the negotiations, which are understood to include hefty concessions from Ukraine, including "giving up" annexed Crimea to Vladimir Putin. Speaking on the Charlie Kirk Show podcast, the Vice President said Ukraine wouldn't be able to regain its captured territories by force and criticised the "mainstream" idea that an eventual defeat of Russia would mean a return to the pre-conflict global order.
"I think there's this weird idea among the mainstream media that if this thing goes on for just another few years, the Russians will collapse, the Ukrainians will take their territory back, and everything will go back to the way it was before the war," he said. "That is not the reality we live in." It comes after Putin declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week to mark Russia's Victory Day in the Second World War. The Kremlin said the truce, between May 8 and May 10, had been ordered on "humanitarian" grounds but Kyiv accused the aggressor of "parading" an end to the conflict without full commitment.
FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES..
Invalid email
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy
US Vice President JD Vance said Kyiv "won't win the war" if military action continues, during what America has described as a "critical week" for peace talks.
He also said the US could still walk away from the negotiating table, telling the Charlie Kirk Show podcast: "I can't say with 100% certainty that we're going to be able to do it."
"If this doesn't stop, the Ukrainians aren't winning the war," the VP added. "It has to stop. It is the policy of this administration that it stops."
JD Vance said the US could still walk away from peace talks (Image: Getty)
1 month ago
5
English (US) · 