Posted on 08/10/2025 10:10:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
The path to ending the Ukraine conflict should be based on the existing battle lines, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said. He described it as a realistic if imperfect foundation for a negotiated peace.
Speaking to Fox News, Vance credited President Donald Trump with securing a breakthrough that could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky to the table.
"If you take where the current line of contact between Russia and Ukraine is, we're going to try to find some negotiated settlement that the Ukrainians and the Russians can live with... where the killing stops," Vance said, admitting that "it's not going to make anybody super happy."
Vance claimed Trump had convinced Putin to walk back his refusal to meet with Zelensky, and that scheduling talks between the three leaders was now under discussion.
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Bingo. EU has its own agenda. They’re the joker in this deck pulling Z’s strings, I think.
The people in power make those rules.
The front line is changing rapidly in Russia’s favor the past several days.
The general auspices are that President Trump has instructed his intelligence team not to discuss the details of the meeting with the 5-eyes countries (U.K, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. CIA); however, the coded message is smartly for the administration to be careful with the CIA.
From this proactive move, we can infer that at least a few people around Trump (Witkoff, Rubio) understand how the USIC will work to throw a wrench in any geopolitical reset. As the former Chair of the SSCI, Rubio holds a great deal of value in negotiating this issue.
The friction point becomes clear when you listen to Ukrainian MP Yehor Cherniev criticize a proposal to exchange Ukrainian territory that is currently occupied by Russian forces. WATCH:
Ukrainian MP Slams 'Nonsense' Proposal To Swap Ukrainian Territory For Russian-Occupied Territory
By that logic, the entire Russian invasion was nothing more than first degree murder.
The Europeans aren’t party to the deal. Of course, that also means they’re perfectly free to freeze Russian assets and maintain an economic embargo/boycott.
When do they stop buying Russian oil?
“It would last about ten minutes before some Ukrainian takes a shot at the “occupying” Russians. Then the reprisals start.”
They’ve occupied most of those stolen lands for three years. Why hasn’t it happened already?
“US aiming for Ukraine settlement based on current front line says Vance after becoming a Putin/Russia fan.’
You must be pleased. It must have been difficult for you to pretend you supported President Trump. You don’t have to fake it anymore.
it’s the simplest solution. getting Russia to agree seems difficult. Ukie sabotage is expected but they havee no cards. I’m hoping for peace but not expecting.
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