Trump’s vice president admits sanctions against Russia are ineffective in stopping the conflict.
US Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with NBC News on Sunday night that the new sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia will not lead to a ceasefire in Ukraine. “We think we can use the right levers of pressure, and as you mentioned, sanctions will not lead to a ceasefire. I think that is clearly the case,” he said.
Vance also noted that the issue of imposing new sanctions is still under consideration, but that the United States “has a lot of cards in its hand” to use to stop the conflict in Ukraine.
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt also recently stated that the US president is not interested in imposing new sanctions on Russia in connection with the Ukraine conflict and that his policy priority is focused on diplomacy.
Vance hopes the Ukraine conflict will end in 6 months
In the interview, Vice President Donald Trump emphasized that the US President is focused on resolving the issues that are in dispute between Russia and Ukraine. He said: “Trump is trying to focus on the small details of the present, on what the parties disagree on, on what they agree on, and how to create a basis for communication between the two sides.”
Noting that the United States is seeking to achieve progress in the process of peacefully resolving the Ukrainian conflict, JD Vance expressed hope that the Ukrainian crisis will be resolved in the next 6 months.
Russia has shown flexibility in resolving the conflict
The US Vice President continued to emphasize that Russia has shown flexibility in the negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian conflict and that the United States is also participating in this process “in good faith.” “They (Russian representatives) really showed a willingness to be flexible in some of their demands. They talked about the steps that need to be taken to end the conflict in Ukraine and were serious about it,” he noted.