NEW DELHI, April 23. /TASS/. US Vice President JD Vance believes that Russia and Ukraine need to take a decisive step toward ending the conflict and freeze the border somewhere close to the present contact line.
"The current lines, somewhere close to them is where you’re ultimately, I think, going to draw the new lines in the conflict," he told reporters after a visit to the Taj Mahal, as quoted by AFP.
In Vance’s view, both Russia and Ukraine would need to make certain concessions under such a scenario.
On April 20, US President Donald Trump expressed hope that a settlement deal in Ukraine would be reached in the coming week. As reported by The New York Post, Trump’s plan may include the deployment of European troops in the territories controlled by Kiev. Also, the creation of a joint commission is being considered, which will include representatives of Russia, Ukraine and a third non-NATO country to monitor the ceasefire.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump may scale back attempts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine if progress is not achieved soon. Trump said that the US withdrawal from the negotiations is possible, but he would not like to allow this.