Vance says US is ‘done with funding Ukraine war’

US Vice-President JD Vance said “The US is “done with the funding of the Ukraine war”.

This statement was made in an interview after Vance met in London on Saturday some European leaders, in person or online. The Europeans called for this Saturday meeting in view of the Trump-Putin meeting next Friday. The Europeans are trying to build up a unity against Donald Trump’s peace initiative which Trump based on a realistic comprehension of the reasons for the war in Ukraine and the understanding of the battlefield horrors, but the Europeans seem refusing Trump’s arguments and prefer a continuation of the war.

The Independent confirmed that “on Saturday, European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer jointly welcomed the meeting, which is planned for Friday in Alaska, as a move towards peace. However, they warned that any talks should see Ukraine represented and not permit land to be ceded to Russia” and therefore, the Europeans are preferring war to a peace settlement with compromises and inclusion of Russian demands. “Their statement came after Mr Trump admitted the deal may involve “some swapping of territories” – a suggestion Mr Selensky and his European backers strongly rejected”. Selensky and the Europeans oppose to ceding territory and want security guarantees for Ukraine, eventually a NATO membership. These demands will not be heard by Moscow and will result in a continuation of the war where Russia is advancing and Ukraine soon collapsing.

And Vance argued further, saying “What we said to the Europeans is simply: this is in your neck of the woods, this is in your back door. You guys have gotta step up and take a bigger role in this thing. And if you care so much about this conflict, you should be willing to play a more direct and substantial way in funding this war yourself”. In other words, Vance told the Europeans:

If you Europeans want war against Russia, you will do and pay this alone without the US.

Vance made clear: “we’re done with the funding of the Ukraine war business. We wanna bring about a peaceful settlement of this thing, we wanna stop the killing.”