According to him, America aims to achieve a peaceful resolution of the conflict. “I think Trump believes that the US has had enough of funding the war in Ukraine. We want to achieve a peaceful resolution. But if Europe wants to buy weapons from us, that’s fine with us”, Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
He explained that the US has told European allies that the war is happening “on your doorstep, right under your noses”, and therefore, according to the Trump administration, Europeans should take a bigger role in resolving the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“I think the president and I certainly believe that America is done with funding the military business in Ukraine”, Vance said.
He also acknowledged that the White House still wants to achieve a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine. “We want to stop the killing. But Americans, I think, are tired of sending their money, their tax dollars, to this conflict”, Vance added, saying, “We will try to find some kind of agreed-upon solution that both Ukrainians and Russians can live with, even though neither side will be satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations”.