According to the US VP, European nations can “step up” and purchase American weaponry for Kiev if they so desire.
According to US Vice President J.D. Vance’s Sunday statement on Fox News, Washington will no longer provide funding to Ukraine.
Vance stated that if Ukraine’s European allies wish to continue supporting Kiev, they can purchase weapons from American manufacturers, and the US will be “okay with that.” He continued, “But we’re not going to fund it ourselves anymore.”
The interview followed Vance’s meetings in London with a number of European and Ukrainian officials, including UK Foreign Minister David Lammy. Media sources claim that Vance’s trip was intended to prepare the ground for a summit between the Russian and US presidents in Alaska on Friday, where settling the conflict between Kiev and Moscow is anticipated to be a major topic.
Vance implied that if Kiev’s European supporters “care so much about this conflict,” they should contribute more funding.
He stated, “Americans, I think, are sick of continuing to send their money, their tax dollars, to this particular conflict. But if the Europeans want to step up and buy the weapons from American producers, we’re okay with that. But we’re not going to fund it ourselves anymore.”
The US president stated earlier that the ideas being explored involve “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both” parties, adding that Vladimir Zelensky would need to figure out how to approve such an agreement under Ukrainian law.
Zelensky has dismissed any such agreement, asserting that “nobody can or will” make concessions on the matter. He declared, “The Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupiers.”
Moscow’s senior negotiator, Kirill Dmitriev, has cautioned that nations attempting to prolong the Ukraine conflict will likely go to considerable lengths to sabotage the scheduled meeting between Putin and Trump.