Posted on 09/28/2025 9:09:57 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday attributed President Donald Trump’s recent change in attitude toward the Russian-Ukrainian war to the loss of human life and the impact to Russia’s economy.
“The Russian economy is in shambles. The Russians are not gaining much on the battlefield. It’s clearly time for them to listen to his passionate plea for them to come to the table and actually talk seriously about peace,” Vance said in an interview with Fox News’ Martha MacCallum that aired on “Fox News Sunday.”
“I think what has changed is the reality on the ground, with the Russians killing a lot of people and losing a lot of people and they don’t have much to show for it,” he added.
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“What we have seen over the last couple weeks, the Russians have refused to sit down with any bilateral meetings with Ukrainians. They have refused to sit down with any trilateral meetings,” Vance said. “A lot of people are dying and they don’t have a lot to show for it. How many more people are they willing to lose? How many people are they willing to kill for very little, if any, gain in the military advantage on the ground there?”
Vance on Sunday stopped short of saying he would support sending Tomahawk long-range missiles to Ukraine, which Zelenskyy reportedly asked Trump for during their meeting at the United Nations.
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Russian Derangement Syndrome retards the mind every bit as much as Trump Derangement Syndrome does.
There is no scenario where Ukraine gets any territory back. And, it's becoming increasingly likely it will lose everything east of the Dnieper river and, probably, Odessa, too.
There is no spinning a win for Ukraine out of all this.
HIMARS strikes against Belgorod power plants today were approved by President Trump. Ukraine now has authority to use HIMARS against targets inside Russia.
More interesting reading:
The City of Kazan and Russia’s Non-Slavic Future
One Russian city offers a glimpse of the country’s increasingly Muslim and non-Slavic future
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-city-of-kazan-and-russias-non-slavic-future/
From Jacqui Heinrich:
President Trump has authorized long-range strikes into Russia, Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg says — but occasionally Ukraine has not been granted authority by the Pentagon to carry them out.
KELLOGG: “Everybody should follow what the President says. He’s the Commander in Chief, by the Constitution, and everybody falls in line. When the President doesn’t go left, you go left. If he says you go right, you right. That’s the President. The last lot checked, none of us got electoral college votes, he did. So when the president said to do something, we just need to do that and complete the action.”
HEINRICH: “Are you saying, though, that it is the President’s position that Ukraine can conduct long-range strikes into Russia, that that has been authorized by the President?”
KELLOGG: “I think reading what he has said, and reading what Vice President Vance has said as well as Secretary Rubio, the answer is yes. Use the ability to hit deep. There are no such things as sanctuaries.”
Stop buying LNG and oil from Russia and the war ends tomorrow. Been saying this for two years.
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Scream away. But you will go hoarse before you plan achieves anything significant. Only destroying the refineries themselves has any chance of scaling back Russia’s military. Economic sanctions are not working as Russia continues to export oil.
But that is beside the point. Putin is in the fight until there are no more troops to fight. Russia will only be stopped by force. If they have to carry knives and walk, then they will continue the war and expand into NATO countries. Russia does not and will not surrender; it just goes quiet before attacking at some other point.
This is not about economics, its about conquest; the re-establishment of the USSR. Any pause for any reason is just a period of regrouping, rearming before resuming the Westward push of the frontline. Russia has proved it is willing to accept over a million casualties. How many are Western countries willing to accept?
“Only destroying the refineries themselves has any chance of scaling back Russia’s military.”
Destroy their refineries you destroy all of Europe.
Apairofpantiesmaximus weighs in...
You should report your Alamy picture post - it’s copyrighted.
You trying to get Free Republic sued again?
Hello Putin Guy!!! Hopw all your refineries burn to the ground.
“ Hello Putin Guy!!! Hopw all your refineries burn to the ground.”
You burn their refineries you destroy Europe. Hopefully the Russians are smart enough to know that the day Ukraine takes its first delivery of Tomahawks all bets are off.
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LOL!
I got Rat Chickie’s posting of a copyrighted Alamy picture to you yanked. He’s another one of FR “jerk brigade”. He left the copyrighted picture up after I warned him about it.
Ignorant, AND a jerk who’s trying to sabotage FR.
Those who emailed me about you were right. You are a putz.
Your fellow putinistas of course - shiver me timbers, I’m trembling all over in loathing of you lot.
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