Vance sets conditions for Ukraine to restore US aid supplies
Pravda Ukraine
US Vice President JD Vance has stated that for the restoration of aid supplies, Ukraine must “sit down at the negotiating table.”
Source: CNN, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Vance also added that US President Donald Trump remains committed to the deal on rare minerals.
Quote from Vance: “We want the Ukrainians to have a sovereign and independent country. We think the Ukrainian troops have fought very bravely, but we’re at a point here where neither Europe nor the United States nor the Ukrainians can continue this war indefinitely.”
Details: That is why, Vance said, “it’s important that everybody comes to the table”.
“The President is trying to send a very explicit message, the Ukrainians have got to come to the table and start negotiating with President Trump for the mineral deal,” Vance emphasised.
When asked whether he believes a deal on rare minerals is still possible, Vance said: “I certainly do”.
“And I think the President is still committed to the mineral deal. I think we’ve heard some positive things, but not yet, of course, a signature from our friends in Ukraine,” he noted.
Vance also accused Ukrainians of not being willing to “negotiate in good faith” and claimed that the US had not been treated fairly when it came to aid to Ukraine.
“It’s really ridiculous, and frankly, an insult to the American people, that the Europeans are getting a better deal than the American people,” he said.
Background:
- On 4 March, US media reported that Trump had ordered a halt to all military aid to Ukraine until he sees that its leadership “demonstrates goodwill toward peace”. His decision also affects weapons shipments that had already left US territory and were en route to the Ukrainian border.
- Later, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed reports of the US halting aid to Ukraine, citing information from the border and the US assistance hub in Jasionka.
- WSJ reported that Trump’s decision to freeze aid to Ukraine was supported by all his top advisers, and the US president made the move after hearing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say the war could last a long time.
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