Vance to Munich: Russian Demands are the Reason Ukraine War Isn't Ending

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Today J.D. Vance spoke to the Munich Security Conference in no uncertain terms about what he sees as preventing an end to the war in Ukraine: Russia’s demands.

Vice President JD Vance said Russia is “asking for too much” in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

“Certainly, the first peace offer that the Russians put on the table, our reaction to it was, ‘You’re asking for too much,'” Vance said at a Munich Security Conference meeting in Washington, D.C. “But this is how negotiations unfold.”

The vice president emphasized he is “not yet a pessimist” on the negotiations and that he thinks Russia is interested in finding a peace deal. However, the two sides appear to be a long way from reaching a ceasefire deal.

Vance indicated that Ukraine and Russia are not meeting directly with each other and that they will need to do so to reach peace.

“They hate each other so much that if you have an hourlong conversation with either side, the first 30 minutes is just them complaining about some historical grievance from four years ago, or five years ago, or 10 years ago,” Vance said.

What a surprise!