Vance said Trump might need to force Putin and Zelenskyy ’to sit down to figure out their differences.’
Vice President JD Vance said on Aug. 10 that the Trump administration is working to arrange talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Vance said he thinks it would be productive for Putin and Zelenskyy to meet before the Russian president meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, but said it is Trump who needs to “bring these two together.”
“We’re, of course, going to talk to the Ukrainians. I actually spoke with Ukrainians this morning,” Vance said, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has been talking to them quite a bit. We’re going to keep that dialog open.”
“But fundamentally, this is something where the president needs to force President Putin and President Zelenskyy, really, to sit down to figure out their differences.”
Trump said on Saturday that the “highly anticipated meeting” with Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15 as part of planned negotiations to end the more than three-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
“Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”Trump wrote on Truth Social.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Andrew Thornebrooke contributed to this report.
By Jacob Burg
