Vans mention the sanctions, the military action to push Russia to end the Ukraine war

Vice President JD Vance told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that all military and economic options were on the table if Russia did not agree to negotiate with good faith to end the war in Ukraine.

“There are economic tools for the leverage, of course, the military leverage tools” available to the United States against President Vladimir F. Putin from Russia. An interview published late on Thursday. It is expected that President Vans, President Voludimir Zellinsky of Ukraine, in Munich, will meet on Friday.

The comments of Mr. Vans came after President Trump said on Wednesday that he had started talks with Mr. Putin to end the war. Mr. Trump also said that Ukraine is unlikely to return to its borders before 2014, and that the future NATO in the country was not practical.

Mr. Vans told the magazine that it was too early to talk about specific regional arrangements or security guarantees for Ukraine. He said: “There are any number of products, from the formations, but we care about Ukraine, which has sovereign independence.”

Mr. Trump did not mention on Wednesday, including Ukraine, in the talks, a deletion that caused anxiety among American allies in Europe that Ukraine may be marginalized from these negotiations. A day later, Mr. Trump said that “of course” will participate in Ukraine.

Mr. Zellinski also spoke with Mr. Trump on Wednesday. Mr. Zelinski said that no agreements without Ukraine will not be acceptable.

“The president will not go with this with mystery,” Mr. Vans told the magazine. “He will say,” Everything is on the table, let’s conclude a deal. “

Mr. Vance was about the military leverage against Russia after a day Defense Minister Beit Higseth said The deployment of American forces in Ukraine will not be part of any security guarantee.