On Wednesday, Vice President J.D. Vance declared at a conference that Russia is “asking for too much” when it comes to the terms for ending its war in Ukraine.
“Right now, the Russians are asking for a certain set of requirements, a certain set of concessions, in order to end the conflict. We think they’re asking for too much,” Vance said in Washington at the Munich Leaders Meeting on international security policy, per NBC News.
Then, later on Wednesday at the White House, the president was asked about Vance’s comments, and didn’t seem to know about them.
BREAKING: A confused Trump appears completely in the dark about JD Vance’s statements that Russia is asking too much to end the war. Maybe Trump should be added to the Signal chats? pic.twitter.com/NcUddNIz3T
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“When did he say that?” Trump asked. “He may know some things ’cause I’ve been dealing with this and some other things.”
“We are getting to a point where some decisions are going to have to be made,” Trump said of the statue of the Russia/Ukraine peace talks. “I’m not happy about it,” the president added. “I’m not happy about it.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s previous vice president, Mike Pence, also addressed the Ukraine peace talks issue earlier this week in a CNN interview.
“If the last three years teaches us anything, it’s that Vladimir Putin doesn’t want peace; he wants Ukraine. And the fact that we are now nearly two months of following a ceasefire agreement that Ukraine has agreed to and Russia continues to delay and give excuses confirms that point,” Pence said. This was in reference to Trump’s recent statement that he takes Putin at his word that he wants peace in Ukraine.
Pence: “Vladimir Putin doesn’t want peace, he wants Ukraine” https://t.co/UbROByUban
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“It’s the reason why in this moment, we need to make it clear that the United States is going to continue to lead the free world, to provide Ukraine with the military support they need to repel the Russian invasion and achieve a just and lasting peace,” Pence said. “The wavering support the administration has shown over the last few months, I believe, has only emboldened Russia.”
Pence sat for the interview in conjunction with his recently received John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award.
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