Vance says Russia "asking for too much" in offer to end war with Ukraine

Zero advancement reported connected Ukraine ceasefire

Zero advancement reported connected Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, contempt U.S. efforts 04:19

Washington — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump medication believes Russia is "asking for excessively much" successful its archetypal connection connected a woody to extremity its warfare with Ukraine.

During remarks astatine the Munich Leaders Meeting, the vice president underscored the value of nonstop negotiations betwixt Russia and Ukraine, and said that the U.S. is funny successful a "long-term settlement" that would bring a halt to the subject confrontation launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin 3 years ago.

"Certainly the archetypal bid connection that the Russians enactment connected the table, our absorption to it was you're asking for excessively much," Vance said. "But this is however negotiations unfold."

He continued: "I wouldn't accidental that the Russians are uninterested successful bringing this happening to a resolution. What I would accidental is close now, the Russians are asking for a definite acceptable of requirements, a definite acceptable of concessions successful bid to extremity the conflict. We deliberation they're asking for excessively much."

The U.S. and Ukraine said successful March that Kyiv was ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, an statement that was reached aft a delegation of Trump medication officials held respective hours of negotiations with Ukrainian officials successful Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. But Vance said that the Russians decided that specified a intermission was "not successful our strategical interest."

"We've tried to determination beyond the obsession with the 30-day ceasefire and much connected the what would the semipermanent colony look like? And we've tried to consistently beforehand the ball," the vice president said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said past period successful an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the Kremlin is "ready to scope a deal" with the U.S. connected the warfare successful Ukraine and said determination are "several signs that we are moving successful the close direction."

While Mr. Trump claimed that helium would broker an extremity to Russia's warfare with Ukraine, Russia's subject has continued to motorboat strikes. The president has repeatedly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, including calling him a "dictator without elections." Last month, Mr. Trump attacked Zelenskyy aft helium said Ukraine would not admit Russia's concern of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia successful 2014, claiming the connection "will bash thing but prolong the 'killing field.'"

However, aboriginal past month, Mr. Trump posted connected societal media that helium was not "not happy" with Russian strikes connected Kyiv, imploring Putin to halt the attacks.

"Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying," Mr. Trump wrote. "Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!"