Vance outlines possible timeline for ending war in Ukraine

"But this is a war, and this is why we want to stop the killing. The Russians have done a lot of things that we don't like. A lot of civilians have died. We've condemned that stuff from the get-go," Vance said.

The US Vice President noted that, in his view, current President Donald Trump has done more to pressure the Russians than his predecessor, Joe Biden.

"What I'm enraged by? What I'm enraged by is the continuation of the war," Vance said. He added that what gave him hope at that moment was having a President actively pursuing diplomacy to try to stop the killings and that this was how it should be.

The US Vice President emphasized that the American people should take pride in this.

Vance said that, whatever the outcome — whether the war ends in three or six months, hopefully no later — the American people should be proud that they have a President trying to stop the killings.

He also highlighted during the interview that the Russians have been forced to give up some of their demands.

Specifically, Vance said the Kremlin had to acknowledge that Russia cannot establish a puppet regime in Kyiv. Ukraine will maintain its territorial integrity after the war.

Zelenskyy-Putin meeting

After talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, President Trump called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Putin reportedly agreed to meet with Zelenskyy but stressed that Russia wants to hold a preliminary bilateral meeting first.

According to the US leader, a Zelenskyy-Putin summit could take place within the coming weeks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed doubt that the dictator would dare to meet Zelenskyy. The President of Finland shared this view, saying the summit is unlikely to happen before the end of August.

Meanwhile, as expected, Russia is already coming up with excuses for why Putin might not meet Zelenskyy. Moscow says the meeting requires “thorough preparation of the issues.”