Coverage dated April 22, 2025

JD Vance issues ultimatum to Ukraine, Russia over proposal to end war

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JD Vance has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia over America's peace proposal to end the war.

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  1. Newsweek

    JD Vance issues ultimatum to Ukraine, Russia over proposal to end war (opens Newsweek)

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    JD Vance has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia over America's peace proposal to end the war.

  2. New York Post

    JD Vance threatens to abandon Russia, Ukraine peace negotiations with Trump’s ‘final offer’ on the table (opens New York Post)

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    Vice President JD Vance threatened to abandon Russia and Ukraine peace negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a high-stakes meeting in London where the two warring nations are to discuss President Trump’s “final offer.”

  3. Fox News

    Vance issues ultimatum to Russia, Ukraine on peace negotiations (opens Fox News)

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    Vice President JD Vance issued an ultimatum to Russia and Ukraine after the State Department announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not attend ceasefire talks in London.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Vance outlines plan for Ukraine that sharply favors Russia | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    LONDON >> Vice President JD Vance today called on Ukraine to accept a U.S. peace proposal that closely aligns with long-standing Russian goals, including a “freeze” of territorial lines in the three-year war, acceptance of the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a prohibition on Ukraine becoming part…

  5. Washington Examiner

    US will 'walk away' if Russia-Ukraine peace deal is rejected: Vance (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Vance, long considered a Ukraine skeptic, was part of the Oval Office blowup between Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump in February.

  6. Digital Journal

    How US peace plan for Ukraine and Russia might look (opens Digital Journal)

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    The United States has piled pressure on Ukraine and Russia to find a peace agreement, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance threatening

  7. The Kyiv Independent

  8. The New Republic

    JD Vance Issues Ukraine a Stark Ultimatum (opens The New Republic)

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    Vance says both Ukraine and Russia need to make some concessions in order to get a deal.

  9. CBS News

    Vance tells Russia and Ukraine to strike a deal or U.S. will (opens CBS News)

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    JD Vance says both Ukraine and Russia will "have to give up some of the territory they currently own" to end the war, or the U.S. will "walk away" from peace efforts.

  10. The Guardian

    Vance says US will ‘walk away’ unless Ukraine and Russia accept peace deal (opens The Guardian)

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    US vice-president suggests ‘some territorial swaps’ are needed that may freeze conflict along current frontlines