U.S. Vice President Vance proposes land swap to end Russia-Ukraine war

    
• U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance highlighted the necessity for Russia and Ukraine to make a territorial exchange to reach a peace agreement.
• The demarcation lines of Russian and Ukrainian forces should approximate the current front lines, implying mutual territorial concessions.
• The U.S. has presented a clear peace proposal and warned that if it is rejected, they will withdraw from the mediation process.

During a visit to India, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance stressed the importance of Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a territorial exchange to resolve the conflict. "There's going to have to be some territorial swaps," Vance stated, as reported by Bloomberg.

According to Vance, the demarcation lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces should be "somewhere close" from the current lines of the front. This would require both Moscow and Kyiv to agree to relinquish some of the territories they currently hold, he added.

Freezing the conflict along the current front line would represent a significant sacrifice for Ukraine, which aims to reclaim all lost territory in the east and south of the country. "Since as soon as we start talking about Crimea, about our sovereign territories, etc., we enter the format that Russia wants, which is prolonging the war," warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, informed the NATO Secretary-General that if a clear path to peace does not materialize, the USA will withdraw from its mediation role. "We will withdraw from mediating between Russia and Ukraine if we do not receive a positive response," emphasized Vance. This stance is crucial for the further course of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.