In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the vice president said Ukraine must have “sovereign independence.”

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. could hit Moscow with sanctions and potential military action if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine that guarantees Kyiv's long-term independence,

Trump said on Wednesday he had held a "highly productive phone call" with Putin and they had agreed to start negotiations immediately.