Vance Acknowledges Russias Major Concessions in Ukraine Peace Efforts

U.S. Vice President JD Vance dismissed claims that Moscow is dragging its feet on a potential peace agreement in Ukraine, asserting that Russia has made “significant concessions” to Donald Trump regarding the conclusion of the conflict.

In a pre-recorded interview that aired on Sunday, Vance maintained that Trump, who recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Alaska, has been actively and energetically engaging in diplomacy with both Moscow and Kyiv to seek a compromise that would put an end to the violence.

Trump has been advocating for a direct meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, yet both parties have accused each other of being unwilling to pursue negotiations.

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western nations on Sunday of attempting to “block” peace discussions, Vance presented a more conciliatory stance toward Russia, arguing that they are not merely toying with Trump.

“I believe the Russians have made meaningful concessions to President Trump for the first time in three and a half years of this conflict,” Vance said during his appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.”

“They have shown a willingness to be flexible regarding some of their fundamental requests.”

Vance pointed out that Moscow has acknowledged “the recognition that Ukraine will maintain territorial integrity following the war,” although he did not clarify whether a post-war Ukraine would retain its pre-invasion borders.

He also emphasized that Russia has “understood they will not be able to impose a puppet regime in Kyiv.”

“Have they made every concession? Certainly not,” he added. “But we are seeing progress.”

Vance indicated that Washington will remain actively involved in providing security guarantees for Ukraine but stressed that “the president has made it very clear: there will be no troops on the ground in Ukraine.”

During the same “Meet the Press” episode, one of Trump’s prominent Democratic opponents, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff from California, characterized the Trump-Putin summit as a failure that allowed the Russian leader to leave without securing a ceasefire and with reduced sanctions threats.

“They successfully strung him along,” Schiff stated, expressing his belief that peace negotiations have “come to a standstill.”

The Democrat also criticized Russia’s recent bombardment of a U.S.-owned factory in Ukraine, deeming it a provocative, “in-your-face” act against Trump, who has shown minimal outrage about the incident, merely stating that he was “not happy.”

Lavrov, speaking on the same program, briefly addressed the bombing, suggesting that some critics are “genuinely naive” to believe that such a factory was not part of Ukraine’s military efforts.