JD Vance mocks Russians over ‘stalled’ war in Ukraine with little ‘territorial gain’
Vice President JD Vance blasts Russia for failing to pursue peace despite not winning in Ukraine. Fox News
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Sunday ridiculed Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, highlighting how little Moscow has “to show for it” after three years of bloodshed and more than a million casualties.
Vance said he was “not surprised at all” by President Trump’s recent declaration that Ukraine can reclaim its lost territories — and perhaps go even further.
“If you go back to the last days of the Biden administration, even just a couple of months ago, Russia was conquering large amounts of territory,” Vance told Fox News Sunday. “What’s happening now, as the president pointed out, is that Russia is stalled. They’re losing soldiers at a massive rate, killing civilians, and yet they have no significant territorial gains to point to.”
Trump’s assessment came shortly after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations, where he suggested Russia is little more than a “paper tiger.”
Sources later told The Post that Trump’s remarks reflect a deliberate “strategic shift,” informed by new intelligence on Russia’s economy and battlefield position.
“The president is looking at the facts,” Vance said. “The Russian economy is collapsing, their forces aren’t advancing, and it’s clearly time for them to take his call for serious peace talks. The reality on the ground has shifted.” Still, Vance noted, Moscow has so far refused any direct talks with Ukraine.
Vance and Zelensky clashed earlier this year during a February 28 Oval Office meeting, when the vice president pressed him for gratitude and a stronger commitment to peace. But relations have since eased.
In a recent interview with Axios, Zelensky said Vance was “not my best friend, but not an enemy,” suggesting tensions have cooled. He attributed the shift in part to Trump’s growing frustration with Vladimir Putin, whom he believes has misled him.
Earlier this month, Trump met Putin in Alaska in a bid to push Russia toward peace, but instead Moscow escalated its attacks.
In response, Trump has worked to rally NATO allies behind imposing secondary tariffs on countries still buying Russian oil, seeking to cut off a major source of funding for the Kremlin’s war.
“We’re going to keep working for peace,” Vance said. “And hopefully the Russians wake up to reality.”
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