U.S. Vice President JD Vance has doubled down on President Donald Trump's dealmaking reputation, amid the anticipated meeting between the U.S. President and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week.
Vance is reportedly in the UK meeting with Zelenskyy, being hosted by Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Before Vance left Washington for the trip, he sat down for an interview on Fox News which aired on Sunday, in which he told host Maria Bartiromo that a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy would not be productive without Trump.
'I think fundamentally, the President of the United States has to be the one to bring these two together. We're, of course, going to talk to the Ukrainians. I actually spoke with the Ukrainians this morning. Marco has been talking to them quite a bit. We're going to keep that dialogue open,' Vance noted, describing the delicate balancing act that America is currently playing in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Vance then added that 'fundamentally, this is something where the President needs to force President Putin and President Zelenskyy to really sit down to figure out their differences.'
