Despite backing Mr Trump’s position that the war must end, Mr Vance told the Wall Street Journal that Moscow could be hit with sanctions and potential military action if Mr Putin fails to agree a peace deal that guarantees Kyiv's long-term independence.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US Vice-President J.D Vance at the Munich Security Conference on Friday amid a fresh push by Washington for talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Vance is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks that many — particularly in Europe — hope will shed at least some light on Trump's ideas for a negotiated settlement to the war.
European leaders were alarmed after President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to effectively begin negotiations without seeking the cooperation of Kyiv.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was supposed to join Vance and Zelensky but was delayed when his Air Force plane had to return to Washington after developing a mechanical problem en route to Munich.
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