Day: August 13, 2025

During his vacation in the U.K., Vance visited the country retreat of British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday, where he met with Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, and Andriy Yermak, head of President Zelenskyy’s office, reports 24brussels.

However, Vance’s position appears to remain unchanged. On Sunday, he expressed a conventional viewpoint on Fox News, stating, “We’re done with the funding of the Ukraine war business. Americans, I think, are sick of continuing to send their money, their tax dollars to this particular conflict. But if the Europeans want to step up and actually buy the weapons from American producers, we’re OK with that, but we’re not going to fund it ourselves anymore.”

This stance indicates a lack of U.S. commitment to enhancing post-war security guarantees in Ukraine.

Yet, the administration seems to be considering a peacemaking role. Vance remarked at an air base in Britain on Wednesday that Trump “said very simply that we are going to make it our mission as an administration to bring peace to Europe once again.”

Played by Putin

Jan Techau, head of Germany for Eurasia Group, a think tank, warned that Trump approached his meeting with European leaders with objectives that may not align with theirs.

For Trump, essential is to exit the Alaska summit without appearing like a “loser.” The prospect of being outsmarted by Putin incites frustration, as evidenced by his responses on Truth Social.