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02/14/2025February 14, 2025
US VP Vance threatens military action if Russia doesn’t accept peace deal
US Vice President said Washington could hit with sanctions and potential military action if President does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine that guarantees Kyiv’s long-term independence.
“There are economic tools of leverage, there are of course military tools of leverage” the US could use against Putin, Vance said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
“There are any number of formulations, of configurations, but we do care about having sovereign independence.”
Vance is set to meet Ukrainian President in Munich on Friday, in a meeting that many hope would shed some light on US President Donald Trump’s ideas for a negotiated end to
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02/14/2025February 14, 2025
Ukraine says no plans for a 3-way meeting with US, Russian representatives
denied claims made by US President Donald Trump that a three-way meeting would take place between “high-level people” involving the two countries and at the Munich Security Council.
Dmytro Lytvyn, an advisor to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told reporters that , “a common position” between the country’s allies must be presented.
“For the moment there is nothing on the table,” he said, adding that discussions with Russia are “not envisaged.”
Russia is not officially part of the forum.
Ukraine President Zelenskyy is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that will be settled over Ukraine’s heads.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage of MSC 202502/14/2025February 14, 2025
Welcome to our coverage of MSC 2025
This weekend, Munich becomes the epicenter of global security discussions at the Munich Security Conference (MSC).
High-profile attendees include US Vice President and Ukrainian President .
The ongoing is set to dominate the agenda amid .
German Chancellor and his main challenger in the upcoming election the CDU/CSU’s chancellor candidate will also be addressing the conference.
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