Vice President Vance: Russia's peace demands 'too much'
Vice President J.D. Vance said on Wednesday that Russia "demands too much" concerning possibly ending the war with Ukraine.
The Vice President of the USA is participating in a meeting related to the Munich Security Conference in Washington, D.C. J.D. Vance thus highlighted new frustrations in the Trump White House regarding its efforts to engage Moscow in peace talks.
"The Russians are demanding a certain set of demands, a certain set of concessions to end the conflict. We believe they are demanding too much," he said.
The Vice President of the USA stated that Washington is focusing on a long-term solution, as Russia rejected the American call for a 30-day ceasefire.
The Kremlin then noted that such a solution is not in Russia's strategic interest, as it would allow Ukraine to regroup.
Will Moscow have to make concessions?
However, Vance emphasized that Moscow will likely have to make concessions, which, according to the Politico portal, could signal that the Trump administration is ready to adopt a more aggressive stance towards Putin.
"The step that we would like to make right now is: we'd like both the Russians and the Ukrainians to actually agree on some basic guidelines for sitting down and talking to one another," he indicated. "But it's very important for the Russians and the Ukrainians to start talking to one another," he noted.
Vance also assured that President Donald Trump wants to bring about peace for reasons including humanitarian ones. "He has a genuine humanitarian impulse about this. He hates innocent people losing their lives. He hates even soldiers losing their lives in unnecessary conflicts. He just wants the killing to stop," J.D. Vance pointed out.
