But Vance dismissed as “fantasy” the belief that Ukraine could win if the United States gave Kiev more money or weapons or imposed more sanctions on Moscow.
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What is the plan to end the war for Ukraine?
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What are the conditions of the peace plan for Ukraine?
Why did JD Vance consider the belief in Ukraine's victory to be a fantasy?
“There is a myth that if we just give more money, weapons or sanctions, victory is at hand. Peace will not be brought by failed diplomats or politicians living in fantasy land. It can be brought by intelligent people living in the real world,” wrote the US vice president.
Volodymyr Zelensky talked to JD Vance
Earlier on Friday, after speaking with Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country respects U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to end the war and welcomes any realistic proposal on the matter.
Trump confirmed that he had given Ukraine until Thursday to agree to the American-proposed plan to end the war. Responding to a comment by a Fox News journalist that this plan assumes that Ukraine will give up part of the territory that is still under its control, he stated that “it will lose it in a very short time.”
On Thursday, Axios published details of the 28-point peace plan for Ukraine negotiated by the US and Russia. According to it, Kyiv is to undertake, among others: not to join NATO, limiting the number of troops to 600,000. soldiers and giving Russia part of the territory.
