US Vice President Says Ukraine Has No Chance Of Winning Against Russia

US President Donald Trump with US Vice President JD Vance/PHOTO via X @JDVance

JAKARTA - United States Vice President JD Vance said Ukraine was unlikely to win in its conflict with Russia, just like three years ago since the war began.

Vance even argued that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia would never have happened if at that time the US was led by Donald Trump.

"For three years, President Trump and I have put forward two simple arguments: first, war will not start if President Trump takes office; second, that neither Europe nor the (Joe) Biden administration, nor Ukraine have a way to victory," he said on social media. X reported by ANTARA from RIA Novosti/Sputnik, Thursday, February 20.

Vance stated that while Washington "maintains a substantial influence on both sides in the conflict", the Trump administration believes a sustainable conflict will have bad consequences for all, including Europe and the US.

Earlier, President Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying he had carried out his duty poorly in dealing with the war with Russia.

"I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a bad job. His country is destroyed, and millions of people die unnecessaryly. You can't end the war if you don't talk to either side. You have to speak, while they haven't spoken for three years," he said.

"So we look forward to seeing the ceasefire soon, and to rebuilding stability in Europe and the Middle East," Trump said at a summit in foreign investment in Miami.