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Al Jazeera Staff

Europe must shoulder ‘lion’s share’ of Ukraine’s security, Vance says

US Vice President JD Vance meets members of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, DC, August 20, 2025 [Al Drago/Pool via Reuters]

European countries will have to shoulder the “lion’s share” of guaranteeing Ukraine’s security in the event of a deal to end Russia’s war in the country, United States Vice President JD Vance has said.

In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Vance said the US should not have to “carry the burden” of underpinning Kyiv’s post-war security.

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